Glenn Burke was always standing on the benches in the Dodgers clubhouse and doing stand-up comedy, reciting poetry, and dancing around. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

“Thank you for saying so. I think he’s quite a stand-up guy myself.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

The next morning, after a stand-up breakfast in the café, Lupita started her job as a chambermaid. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

It was a photograph of a young man, smiling, dressed in a dark suit and necktie, in a stand-up frame. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I knew—as he knew—that it was a stand-up fight with death, and in a pause told him so. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

She and Auntie An-mei were dressed up in funny Chinese dresses with stiff stand-up collars and blooming branches of embroidered silk sewn over their breasts. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Here, take mine so you can try chocolate. Even though you’ve already eaten more than half of yours. Gosh, you sure are lucky that I’m such a stand-up gal.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

But about six months later, the authorities relented and we were given three-legged wooden stools and the stand-up desks were lowered. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He informed the commanding officer that not only was it an imposition to have stand-up desks, but that they sloped so steeply that the books fell off. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe when I grow up I could be like a stand-up comedian, and just get onstage and make those noises.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

If it were eating it would be the gluttony of the famished; if it were sex it would be a swift furtive stand-up in an alley somewhere. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think, Being a father is like being a stand-up comic in an empty room. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was either an amazing feat of stubbornness or naiveté, I thought, for someone who had seen so much death and suffering to still believe so unconditionally that everyone was as stand-up as he was. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Then she and Mom talked for a long time about all these different creams and light treatments where I would go into this stand-up booth and have a specific type of light shined on me. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I memorized every last Bill Hicks stand-up routine. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

All my plans for him had come to fruition: he'd grown up to be a stand-up guy. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

There are, to be sure, stand-up comedians, shaggy- dog raconteurs, consummate essayists, and authors of mystery novels who can build up curiosity and suspense and then resolve it all with a sudden revelation. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

He had actually done stand-up comedy in clubs, Officer Speros told us, and for the first day we were less his class than his audience. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aaron stood up, took his cigarette back, put it in the stand-up ash tray. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I looked at his stand-up ashtray, filled with crumpled cigarettes and the one clear, shining metal cigarette. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

When a stand-up puts down a heckler, he has to do so by being funnier: compelling laughter, very directly, gets the audience on his side. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Then it was time for a stand-up set from the real Stephen Colbert, who -- would you believe it -- looks a lot like the fake Stephen Colbert but with longer hair and fewer political jokes.  Stephen Colbert hints at what to expect from his 'Late Show' 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z

Mr. Kolstad, a classically trained Norwegian pianist and stand-up comic, does a similar thing in Oslo. Bringing Classical Music to the Club Scene 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z

He said that the show would simultaneously be entertaining and infuriating — not stand-up comedy, not a TED Talk, not a rally — but “a very developed piece of entertainment for people who like to think.” Michael Moore to Take Aim at Trump, on Broadway 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z

He has written essays, a memoir, novels, plays, screenplays, stand-up monologues, songs, sketch comedy and short fiction. They Are Also 2 Wild and Crazy Guys 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z

The other six shortlisted acts were predominantly stand-up shows, but covering a wide spectrum. On the brink of making it big in comedy at Edinburgh Fringe 2013-08-23T13:30:17Z

He hosts his own weekly Sunday-night lineup of stand-up comics at the Knitting Factory in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, that is being advertised as part of the festival. Critic?s Notebook: Hannibal Buress Approaches Comedy From the Side 2011-11-03T12:00:04Z

“When you start doing stand-up,” he said, “you’re like ‘What can I talk about to get laughs?’ Aziz Ansari Prepares for Madison Square Garden 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z

Other than the novelty, is there an advantage to stand-up paddling over kayaking?  Q&A: Paddling 2,500 Miles Around Florida 2014-02-12T17:39:58Z

I find it torture to look at old stuff I’ve done, for the most part, especially stand-up. How a Review Changed Both Sarah Silverman and Our Critic 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z

“I go every month to do stand-up because that’s where you get the respect,” she said. Aida Rodriguez Wants You to Laugh at the Pain 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z

Demetri Martin reflects on the mundane in his new stand-up special. What’s on TV Monday: ‘The Overthinker’ and ‘Ronny Chieng: International Student’ 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z

Franken has been opening with that joke a lot lately as he’s been refining material in basement rooms around town in preparation for a national stand-up tour. For Al Franken, a Comeback Attempt Goes Through Comedy Clubs 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z

In her show and stand-up material, Schumer proves that she can, often making herself the butt of a joke in service of its wider goals. Amy Schumer: comedy's viral queen 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z

The long sentence, the lower-case proper nouns, the low-level humour: Saramago's prose always sounds like the beginnings of a stand-up routine or a shaggy dog story. Cain by Jos? Saramago ? review 2011-07-15T21:55:02Z

This reality show, which highlights young Indian comics, is Amazon’s biggest entrant in a genre that Netflix has typically dominated internationally: stand-up comedy. In 2019, Netflix and Amazon Set Their Sights on India 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z

The other sections are even flatter: self- indulgent riffs that sound like a college sophomore’s stand-up act over at the Rathskeller’s Thursday night open mike. Jesse Eisenberg’s ‘Bream Gives Me Hiccups’ is no masterpiece 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z

“You do stand-up in pubs and guys are in there thinking: ‘I paid 10 quid for this; you better be funny; and I don’t think you are going to be.’ John Oliver Introduces ‘Last Week Tonight’ on HBO 2014-04-23T12:58:15Z

Inspired by the stand-up of Lenny Bruce, they focused their comedy on progressive, counterculture ideas. How late-night political comedy needs to evolve: Be more subversive 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z

Like the one where CK is playing poker with his foul-mouthed stand-up cohorts. Jonathan Bernstein's Aerial View of American TV 2010-07-23T23:06:00Z

Murphy will be recognized for his stand-up, sketch, film and TV work. Eddie Murphy to receive first Comedy Icon award 2011-03-21T21:30:07Z

Mr. Silvas, from the Juaneño Band of Mission Indians, will tell stories of the California native peoples while demonstrating his many talents as a stand-up comedian and mime. Spare Times: For Children, for Feb. 17-23 2012-02-16T22:43:37Z

Impromptu parties and stand-up meetings led to my team posting a sign requesting that people keep their voices down in consideration of those working nearby. Steve Harvey cries for ‘me time’ and, on some level, I get it 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z

He could have done so at any moment, between the first criticisms of "The Closer" and his latest stand-up show. Dave Chappelle is willing to speak to trans Netflix employees “with some conditions” 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z

Compared to the larger Paris theater world, the stand-up scene seems a strongly heteronormative place, with opposite-sex dating by far the most popular topic. As Paris’s Theaters Go Quiet, Its Comedy Clubs Are Packed 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z

That’s why I started doing stand-up — I wanted to write my own material and have control over what I said and did. “These kids are really rich AND they get to fly”: Cristela Alonzo on “Peter Pan,” her immigrant upbringing, and being a Latina in the TV biz 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z

He honed his gags with stand-up routines at Seattle's Comedy Underground. Q&A: Yoram Bauman — economist, author, jokester 2012-06-22T19:38:04Z

Also on the bill is “Comedy Mystery Mutants,” a mix of sketch and stand-up hosted by Albert Kirchner. Sketchfest Seattle wraps up with a weekend of sketch and stand-up performances 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z

Today, at 51, he’s still a working stand-up and has begun performing a one-man show about his childhood called “Stick With the Dancing.” Pauly Shore: Eyewitness to Comedy History 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z

After a stand-up show a few years ago, the Brooklyn comedians Julian Kiani and Chris Nester hit upon a seemingly obvious question: Is there a Brooklyn Comedy Festival? Comedy Festivals in New York That Focus on the Eclectic 2015-08-23T04:00:00Z

People began gathering in advance of a planned walkout by Netflix employees seeking to highlight their objections to Chappelle’s stand-up special “The Closer” and the company’s handling of it. Chappelle special draws critics, boosters to Netflix walkout 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z

But such snarky fare obscures her accomplishments as one of stand-up comedy’s pioneering performers. Remembering Joan Rivers, Comedian 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z

Rise and shine for stand-up paddleboard yoga at 8:30 a.m. every Saturday at the Washington Sailing Marina in Alexandria. Get your fitness on for free this summer 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z

The following year he expanded the story with additional details and descriptions into an hourlong stand-up special called "Lobby Baby." Tripping up the King's Jester: How is Hasan Minhaj still in the running to host "The Daily Show"? 2023-09-23T04:00:00Z

In 1970, the percentage of professional female stand-up comics was approximately 2 percent. Louis C.K. or Tina Fey? Gender, science and the age-old question: Are men or women funnier? 2014-03-15T13:30:00Z

Both Holmes and Apatow are veteran stand-up performers who made the transition over to Hollywood, and their reverence for the art of entertainment dominates this show. With “Crashing,” Pete Holmes makes a good comedy about a decent man who’s a bad comic 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z

“Although stand-up is a little like malaria: you think it’s passed, but it’s there in you forever.” Stephen Merchant Moves From Gervais?s Shadow to Stand-Up 2011-12-14T17:41:07Z

In his stand-up from the 1990s, you can hear the influence of Andrew Dice Clay. Critic’s Notebook: Doug Stanhope’s ‘Beer Hall Putsch,’ a Stand-Up Album 2013-09-06T22:34:31Z

When I saw his stand-up last month at the Warner Theater in Washington, he boasted about owning a jet. Critic’s Notebook: The Original Blue Collar Comedy Tour Stars 2013-05-17T20:33:55Z

I knew Amy for years, just from doing stand-up around New York. Amy Schumer’s Head Writer on Comedy and Her New Book 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z

This writer for “Saturday Night Live” grabs the spotlight for her own stand-up, which she showcased on Netflix’s “The Comedy Lineup” last year. 5 Comedy Shows to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z

As artists searching for originality often are, they borrow from a variety of sources, including burlesque, circus, experimental theater and stand-up. Make Way for the Carnal Clowns of Stand-Up 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z

I couldn't do stand-up during the pandemic, so I took to doing caricatures because it was another form of getting laughs. Why comic Kevin Nealon learned to draw caricatures 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z

The stand-up comedian said he's glad the show is catching on with viewers. Comedian Anderson still hurting from diving mishap 2013-03-28T11:24:15Z

I guess a lovable schlub is not as lovable if his stand-up success adds another comma to his tax returns. ‘The Jim Gaffigan Show’: A sunnier ‘Louie’ in the form of a stale Hot Pocket 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z

Mr. Murfi’s solo show, which he also scripted, follows a few hours in the life of the full-time cobbler, occasional farmer and all-around stand-up guy Pat Farnon. Review: ‘The Man in the Woman’s Shoes,’ a Mikel Murfi Solo Play 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z

On top of that are the glaring stand-up comedy promotions which dominate the streets with huge posters. ArtsBeat Blog: Was It Worth It? Theater Makers Who Showed Their Stuff in Edinburgh Add It Up 2011-08-17T21:00:29Z

Claim to Fame: Mr. Young-White is a stand-up comedian and writer who was recently named a correspondent on “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah.” Newest ‘Daily Show’ Correspondent Has Graduated From Twitter Fame 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z

"I'm 42, so I'm really on the decline," he tells us in a stand-up segment from the second episode. TV's best new taboo-busting comedy 2010-06-26T23:01:00Z

When asked why there have been so few Asian stand-up stars, Ms. Wong hesitated, avoiding the question. The Strategic Mind of Ali Wong 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z

He headlines the Garden as part of an international stand-up tour. Comedy in NYC This Week 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z

Under the Roman Empire, Brooks is a stand-up comedian, Comicus, employed at different points by the doomed Julius Caesar and the notoriously cruel Emperor Nero. At last! "History of the World Part II" is finally being made – prepare for “phoney baloney stories" 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z

This is great for skis and snowboards in winter, and for sand-covered beach umbrellas and deflated stand-up paddleboards in the summer. How to plan the perfect road trip 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z

And even a stand-up like Catherine Cohen builds self-awareness into her messy comic persona. ‘One Woman Show’ Review: Unlikable for Laughs 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z

Known for his appearances on the MTV talking-head series “Guy Code” and “Girl Code,” Mr. Distefano is an energetic comedian with a gift for impressions whose stand-up increasingly explores his life as a new parent. Comedy in NYC This Week 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z

One of the best stand-up clubs in the city, the Stand will host a pair of Valentine’s Day shows, which include a glass of Champagne with each ticket. Comedy in NYC This Week 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z

Because of your career, your stand-up specials, you already have this really strong, really established voice that I think a lot of people recognize. "I love weird characters": Iliza Shlesinger on creating Cashew Albacore & her Netflix sketch show 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z

Whoever is his modern-day analog, back in the day — before Annie Hall or Blue Jasmine, —Allen was a stand-up comic. Rare Woody Allen Stand-Up Comedy From the 1960s to Be Released 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z

"A lot of what I do in stand-up is the most basic, old-fashioned thing you can do: stand there and tell jokes," he says. Demetri Martin is ready to return to the treadmill of TV stand-up 2012-09-29T16:40:00Z

The same way in stand-up, where the crowd can see when you’re making up something. Hannibal Buress, Racing Beyond Cosby to a Starring Role in ‘Tag’ 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z

Over a career that spanned almost a half-century, this pioneering stand-up saved countless artifacts, including notes, set lists, scrapbooks, tickets and clothing — even the signs he liked to steal from the theaters where he played. George Carlin’s Belongings Find New Home at National Comedy Center 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z

Tiffany Haddish, who rocketed to A-list fame with her performance in last year’s hit comedy “Girls Trip,” is about to add another line to her résumé: an hourlong stand-up special on Netflix. Tiffany Haddish Gets a Netflix Stand-Up Special 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z

The broad deal also commits Handler to a stand-up show in October and four “docu-comedy” specials next year. Binge Talking? Chelsea Handler Signs Deal for Netflix Talk Show 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z

He had performed in the area the night before as part of a stand-up tour. Bob Saget’s family seeks to block release of autopsy records 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z

His first HBO stand-up special, “FACES AND SOUNDS,” is available to stream on the network’s digital platforms. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Pete Holmes: Dirty Clean’ and ‘Life of Crime’ 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z

Now midway through an international tour, Notaro returns to Largo on Monday night with a new hour of stand-up. Tig Notaro leads breast cancer benefit at Largo 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z

The name of their weekly stand-up show was inspired by their method of booking; emailing or texting their “pretty good friends.” Comedy Festivals in New York That Focus on the Eclectic 2015-08-23T04:00:00Z

Then, at the end of 2012, he declared — for the second time in his career — that he was retiring from stand-up altogether. Katt Williams Aims to Transcend His Fraught History 2014-01-19T22:23:43Z

He took the job, continued doing stand-up on nights off and, oh, wrote an affecting memoir, “Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood,” which is also a love letter to his mother. How Trevor Noah went from biracial youth in S. Africa to leading light on U.S. TV 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z

These specials showcase a comedian who is reinvigorated by stand-up comedy. Dave Chappelle on Trump, Cosby and His Netflix Deal 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z

A great deal of the appeal is due to Mr. Tosh, 35, who has been honing his smirk on the stand-up circuit for more than a decade. Television: Daniel Tosh Is a Hit on ?Tosh.0? 2010-08-20T17:25:00Z

His earlier stint as a correspondent, and his stand-up comic routines, suggest that confronting African stereotypes and the continent’s historic relationship with the West is exactly what he wants to do. Africa is not a country — and it’s not all misery and poverty, either: What America can learn from Trevor Noah 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z

A lot of stuff comes from stand-up bits I'm doing or areas I want to explore. "Doubt is healthy": "Ramy" will make you question everything about monogamy and spirituality 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z

Although David often denigrates his stint on the stand-up circuit, he swiftly gained the status of a comics’ comic; a dangerous player, who would sometimes walk off stage mid-set. Preeetty good. Larry’s back and still misanthropic after all these years 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z

It reminds me so much of preparing for a stand-up special. Amy Schumer: By the Book 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z

She has never tried stand-up, except while filming, and she doesn’t plan to. Did You Hear the One About the Housewife Who Walks Into a Comedy Club? 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z

After winning the Golden Globe, Brosnahan, as the charming and exuberant titular stand-up comic, is the favorite. Emmys 2018: our predictions - who will win and who should win 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z

When I first heard that The New Yorker had published an exposé on the veracity of the stand-up comedy of Hasan Minhaj, I rolled my eyes. Lying in Comedy Isn’t Always Wrong, but Hasan Minhaj Crossed a Line 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z

At drama school, he was soon distracted by the appeal of a stand-up career. Russell Brand: messiah or very naughty boy? 2013-06-15T23:05:40Z

Q: Did you believe your stand-up show could be a sitcom? A Minute With: Stephen Merchant on dreaming and despairing in L.A 2013-09-25T11:33:15Z

Started by English-speaking foreigners, stand-up comedy is increasingly becoming a new tradition among Vietnamese in the bustling city locally known as Saigon. Ho Chi Minh City’s Hilarious Side 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z

"I love doing stand-up, and I think that's the best way to see me," he said. Chris Rock is just being his biting, brazen self in 'Top Five' 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z

Mr. Vos’s wife, the stand-up Bonnie McFarlane, with whom he hosts the podcast “My Wife Hates Me,” will lead the attack. Comedy in NYC This Week 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z

I race across town to get to the back room of another pub for , a stand-up routine by James Cook, based on his seven years working as a local commercial radio DJ. Seeking adventure at the Edinburgh Fringe 2013-08-04T00:37:54Z

Williams was reportedly paid $75,000 for Aladdin, although Disney still had to woo him by cutting some audio from his stand-up work over rough animation. Look who's talking 2011-03-05T00:05:00Z

But for anyone who needs more stand-up, improv and panda costumes in his or her life, this variety show offers all three in abundance. ‘Do You See What I See?’ treats comedy like therapy, with varied success

During a career that spanned more than 50 years, she worked as a comedy sketch writer, stand-up comedian, actress, talk show host and reality TV star. Daughter of comedian Joan Rivers thanks fans for support, kindness 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z

But I think that comes from being a stand-up for 10 years. Janelle James Loves Being a Bad Boss in ‘Abbott Elementary’ 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z

This weekend’s winner took its inspiration from a less likely source: stand-up comic Steve Harvey’s self-help romance book Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man. Think Like a Man Snaps The Hunger Games' Streak 2012-04-22T20:46:05Z

So, has it been within that period of time that you made this transformation from the stand-up comic to a serious social and political critic? Vintage chat: Moyers and Stewart 2011-05-18T16:30:00Z

Her career as a stand-up comedian, author, talk show host and reality TV star spanned five decades. Joan Rivers' doctor not currently working at New York clinic 2014-09-12T04:00:00Z

That bite will presumably carry over into this new weekly half-hour variety show, which offers a mix of sketch and stand-up comedy, with guests. What’s on TV Sunday: ‘The Fourth Estate’ and ‘The Break With Michelle Wolf’ 2018-05-27T04:00:00Z

One of them was a young stand-up comic, Seth MacFarlane, who went on to create "Family Guy," which profitably expanded on "The Simpsons'" formula. 'Simpsons' celebrates its 26th season with — what else? — a death 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z

Provided gear includes kayaks, wet suits, snorkeling equipment and stand-up paddleboards. On Mexico’s Sea of Cortez, a voyage of discovery 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z

White comics, even those who were established, struggled to sustain themselves with stand-up gigs alone in the early 1990s. Jon Stewart, Louis C.K., Chris Rock, Stephen Colbert, Conan O’Brien and the behind-the-scenes secrets of comedy’s ’90s glory days 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z

I’d been heckled like that a few times in my stand-up, and at some point I realized, “This is happening enough that I can’t be rattled by it.” Kumail Nanjiani on How to Shut Down Racist Hecklers 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z

But seeing Williams live on stage doing his stand-up, which was more performance art than routine, was an experience like none other. Robin Williams: Memorable lines from a stand-up comedian 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z

“I wanted to show all of me,” she said, referring to her return to stand-up. What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable’ and ‘Terrace House’ 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z

Just this week, Stewart made a surprise return to stand-up comedy at the Comedy Central and was accompanied by C.K.. Jon Stewart just announced his final three “Daily Show” guests — and things are about to get wild 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z

There is also a polarizing and heated division within the audience, not just in terms of support but in terms of the existential role of stand-up: Should a show be an escape or a journey? The comedy defeceit: Donald Trump pre-presidency is jamming up comedians like Janeane Garofalo who say it’s just not funny 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z

Slam poetry combines aspects of a live reading, a rap battle and stand-up comedy, as performers try to win over the audience with wit, braggadocio and, occasionally, nuance. Maggie Estep, Slam Poetry Performer, Dies at 50 2014-02-13T01:06:41Z

Not at all: Schwochow merely seizes on the plot-driven expectation that Event A must connect to Event B. Yusuf is a stand-up guy, and the movie exploits him as a device. ‘Je Suis Karl’ Review: Not Marx. The Opposite, In Fact. 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z

A stand-up comic who drew from the examples of Mark Twain and Will Rogers, Gregory delivered political satire with a folksy touch. Joe Morton, 'Turn Me Loose' and the sly comic activism of Dick Gregory 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z

At 9 p.m., there’s a stand-up gig at the West Bank Cafe in the Theater District, to polish new material, and then a live midnight appearance on “Watch What Happens,” on Bravo. Rivers Takes Aim at the Stars? Wardrobes at the Oscars 2010-03-06T02:50:00Z

This stand-up helped Robert De Niro find his inner insult comic for the 2017 film “The Comedian” and is finally taping her own one-hour special for Comedy Central, “Talking to Myself,” on Jan. 11. 6 Comedy Shows to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z

The best stand-up is also about self­-revelation. For these vets, making people laugh is the best medicine 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z

Photograph: Murdo Macleod For a long time, musical comedy was the embarrassing uncle of stand-up, left dancing badly by itself when comedy was declared the new rock'n'roll. Edinburgh fringe comedy roundup 2010-08-14T23:05:00Z

And her stage patter has always been its own entertainment, part stand-up comedy, part populist sermonizing. Poet and Punk: Patti Smith’s New Audiobook 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z

Hughley was a cut above the guests, but he had a reputation along the Black stand-up circuit as a joke thief and he bothered BET executives with his on-air cussing. Jon Stewart, Louis C.K., Chris Rock, Stephen Colbert, Conan O’Brien and the behind-the-scenes secrets of comedy’s ’90s glory days 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z

Comedy Central said Wednesday that Mr. Noah’s inaugural guest, when he takes over the show on Monday, would be Kevin Hart, the stand-up comedian and star of films like “Ride Along” and “Get Hard.” Kevin Hart to Be Trevor Noah's First Guest, With Chris Christie Not Far Behind 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z

After the Army, he tested his legerdemain on the professional circuit before switching to stand-up comedy, which opened the doors to "The Ed Sullivan Show" and Broadway. 'Safe at Home: An Evening With Orson Bean' is a local treasure waiting for you to discover it 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z

The accusations returned to the spotlight last month after a routine by stand-up comedian Hannibal Buress made fun of Cosby’s fatherly image in light of the allegations of sexual misconduct. Sexual assault allegations against Bill Cosby resurface 2014-11-15T05:00:00Z

And it doesn't have to be something as lofty as a postmodern novel, a Bridget Riley painting – or even a heart-felt stand-up show shot through with filial deprecation. Russell Kane's ordered life 2010-10-23T23:05:00Z

And for a more traditional night of stand-up, the Stand and New York Comedy Club will both host holiday-themed shows on Sunday. Comedy Listings for Feb. 12-18 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z

Bob Saget has never let his “Full House” character box him in, as anyone who has heard his often scalding stand-up comedy knows. The Week Ahead: Nov. 28-Dec. 4 2010-11-28T08:00:00Z

When the pandemic finally ends, he’s looking forward to going back out on the road, rescheduling the stand-up gigs he had to cancel. Jerry Seinfeld digs into 45 years of his jokes for new book 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z

This sunnier stand-up is in part a function of the times, when social media keeps count of likes and favorites, and late-night television is a chummy safe space for celebrities. Sick of Angry Comics? Try Some Sweet-Tempered Stand-Up 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z

I'm not entirely against massive gigs, but they are simply not what stand-up should be about. Comedy at the O2 is no laughing matter 2013-01-09T13:15:36Z

"The only time I tend to get frightened is if I get away from stand-up for more than a week or two," Maron said in an interview in early April over a plate of bacon. Comedian Marc Maron finally having his moment 2013-05-02T18:07:09Z

They also pioneered the art of stand-up paddleboarding — also known as stand-up paddle surfing or beach-boy surfing — now all the rage among fitness enthusiasts and practiced from Cape Cod to Cape Town. If You Can Stand Up, Who Cares if Surf?s Up? 2010-03-04T21:40:00Z

Zanies: The Zanies chain of local stand-up comedy outposts is a longtime Save the Seats participant. Save the Seats 2014: We've got your ticket for New Year's Eve 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z

I saw him one last time with that big stand-up bass guitar and it was a really powerful moment. Q & A: Rosanne Cash Talks About Her New Album, The River and the Thread 2014-01-15T17:25:41Z

“Magical people believe in other magical people that are involved and invested in their work — people that are honorable, stand-up, don’t change the rules when it’s convenient” Saint Jhn said. Hypebeasts Hit the Road 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z

I couldn’t believe he was a stand-up first.” For Trevor Noah, a Comic Sensibility Shaped by the Scars of Apartheid 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z

The real-life James, a veteran comedian who for years slugged it out on stand-up stages around the country, isn’t so bumbling. Janelle James Reacts in Character to Emmy Nod: ‘This Is Expected’ 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z

He combines a writer’s eye for detail with an actor’s facility for mimicry and a stand-up comedian’s knack for injecting spontaneity into oft-told stories. | 'Leslie Jordan: My Trip Down the Pink Carpet': Leslie Jordan?s Coming-of-Age Show at Midtown Theater 2010-04-21T21:51:00Z

The Comedy Mystery Mutants took Sunday’s Bumbershoot audience on a tour of Seattle’s weird underbelly of comedy with a mix of sketch, video, music and stand-up comedy at the Leo K. Theatre. Comedy Mystery Mutants variety show offers something for everyone 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z

The lingua franca of stand-up is rife with mortal metaphors: “I died out there,” “I slayed ’em.” Nathan Lane, Hamming It Up As Few Can 2010-05-26T17:15:00Z

Not every comedian sees the Internet as the salvation of the stand-up special. Louis C. K. and Others Take Stand-Up to the Web 2012-03-20T17:24:32Z

It’s a hybrid stand-up set, bolstered by a documentary-style look at her family and upbringing. Netflix's best new releases in October, from the "Breaking Bad" movie to "Big Mouth" 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z

Short and compact, he has a deadpan stand-up face that is indistinguishable from the one he wears on “Meet the Press.” ArtsBeat Blog: Senators and Congressmen, All Trying for a Laugh 2011-12-05T16:53:17Z

Comedian Louis C.K. bring his unique blend of stand-up comedy and observational humor back for a third season. 'Louis,' 'Suits' and 'Trip Flip' top Thursday TV 2012-06-27T22:00:20Z

“The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah presents a one-hour stand-up special with the comedian Josh Johnson, a writer on “The Daily Show.” What’s on TV This Week: ‘The Celebrity Dating Game’ and a Father’s Day Special 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z

And just as it adds to the excitement of stand-up, the steady, familiar sound of laughter, the most beloved cliché in all of comedy, can also be limiting. Does a Comedian Really Need an Audience? 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z

The stand-up comic and host of TV’s “Real Time” isn’t afraid to offend anyone — and usually does — with his irreverent commentaries and impatient “new rules.” A&E highlights: a fun-filled parade in Fremont, floating homes at MOHAI and festive times in Puyallup 2013-06-12T22:32:56Z

I've met again and again this week would just be a tad more credible if it was followed by an appreciation of any non-English form of comedy whatsoever: "Belgian stand-up: now we're talking." Why Loriot gets lost in translation 2011-08-25T14:45:25Z

His stand-up focused on the pandemic and the fear it inspired. Can Daniel Kitson Redefine the Relationship Between Comic and Audience? 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z

As for Schumer, the stand-up comedian and actor also appeared on a segment of "The View" where she discussed her upcoming co-hosting gig. One cannot simply book Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the Oscars, Amy Schumer 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z

The smaller, more exclusive property features balconies on all rooms, loaner bicycles, stand-up paddleboards and beachfront yoga. Tour and Resort News: From NASA, a Hands-On Destination 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z

There's a stand-up special I need to shoot, and there's a late night show that I need to host. "I need to host": Roy Wood Jr. talks "The Daily Show" and why late-night TV needs change 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z

Tracy Morgan hosts and produces SyFy's "Scare Tactics,"  and has a robust stand-up career. Is this the end of "30 Rock"? 2011-04-06T18:23:00Z

To get the part in “Funny People,” she began doing stand-up. Aubrey Plaza Is Dangerously Funny 2013-07-11T17:02:12Z

If dancing seductively while taking your clothes off is not enough to win over an audience, imagine the challenge of telling jokes in a crowded stand-up scene. Stand-Ups Get Experimental in Five Adventurous New Specials 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z

His formally experimental early stand-up arrived a decade before alt comedy, which made it seem all the more out of place amid comics in sweaters making fun of commercials and airline food. Bobcat Goldthwait Has Moved On. Why Can’t We Catch Up? 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z

He didn’t leave stand-up, and as the 1980s progressed he perfected his stage persona as a dyspeptic, unlikable comedian willing to shock, awe and not look back — a stance that often got him in trouble. Gilbert Gottfried, Comedian With a Distinctive Voice, Dies at 67 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z

This novel is full of witty dialogue and observational humor that’s so quirky and insightful it could make a killer stand-up comedy set. 6 Y.A. Love Stories to Add to Your Reading List 2022-09-10T04:00:00Z

Mr. Sharp will mix stand-up, storytelling and song in this inventive night of downtown comedy. Comedy in NYC This Week 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z

The first season of this Amazon dramedy ended the way many stand-up sets do: with a “Thank you and good night!” What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ and Michelle Obama 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z

The talented Mancunian stand-up made minor waves when, appearing in Russell T Davies’s Cucumber and Banana, she became the first transgender actor to portray a transgender character in a UK drama. Doctor Who: nine things we learned from the new trailer 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z

The generation that I worked with created another generation of young people coming up that want to do stand-up comedy.” Think You’re Funny? Comedy Guru Caroline Hirsch Explains Why More People Than Ever Do 2013-11-06T19:10:56Z

It's really kind of like what you do in a stand-up show. "I love weird characters": Iliza Shlesinger on creating Cashew Albacore & her Netflix sketch show 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z

These included posts on Twitter and a joke on a stand-up special. Kevin Hart Rules Out Hosting the Oscars 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z

I talked to a friend of mine who was like, “I was leaving one of your stand-up shows, and people were talking about things you discussed like immigration and feminism and the food industry.” Aziz Ansari on His New Book and How Texting Is Ruining Our Relationships 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z

Thirty years after this infamous character comedian recorded his double album “The Day the Laughter Died,” which was a surprise performance for an unsuspecting audience, the stand-up returns to New York City for the holidays. 5 Comedy Shows to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z

Here are edited travel tips from Mr. Owen, who will be headlining the season premiere of HBO’s stand-up series “All Def Comedy,” on Dec. 1 at 10 p.m. Travel Tips From Comedians: Gary Owen 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z

Shopping for books is almost beside the point at Cafebrería El Péndulo, which hosts live music, poetry readings, stand-up comedy, and other events in an attractive space with balconies and lush plants. The 15 Coolest Bookstores From Around the World 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z

With his sell-out stand-up shows and subsequent DVD sales, Izzard can afford to pick and choose his TV roles. Eddie Izzard to play Long John Silver in Sky's Treasure Island 2010-10-24T23:05:00Z

Dane Cook: Troublemaker Both prolific and polarizing, the 42-year-old comic returns to his stand-up roots to share his perspective on the absurdities of modern-day relationships — particularly those entwined in social media. Friday's TV Highlights: 'Porgy And Bess' on KOCE 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z

But his leap from stand-up comedian to versatile entertainer comes with its share of growing pains. Yeah, he said it 2010-05-28T23:04:00Z

So the best place to catch him in action this year is at Latitude, where he appears in multiple guises, straddling stand-up, theatre, musical comedy, film and chat. 13 reasons why this year's festival season will be unlucky for none 2013-05-10T23:00:04Z

But he transforms a famous scene, in which Cyrano tops a would-be rival’s insults, into a killer comic set piece — something akin to Martin’s stand-up, featuring his variety of voices and spot-on timing. Why Is ‘Cyrano’ Still So Potent? Ask Anyone Who’s Loved at All. 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z

She’s right that angry stand-up has long been the province of men, and that there’s a double standard at work, but comedy isn’t frozen in time. Introducing a Major New Voice in Comedy (Who Also Attacks Comedy) 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z

He had a very specific point of view, honed during a New Jersey childhood and years in stand-up. Jon Stewart, Seamlessly Mixing Analysis, Politics and Humor 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z

Gadsby earned rapturous reviews and a ferocious backlash pushing the boundaries of stand-up by insisting on its limits in that show. Hannah Gadsby’s ‘Douglas’ Doubles Down on the Comedy of Contradiction 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z

The quirky comedian Demetri Martin delivers his signature multimedia stand-up in this new special, armed with a guitar, drawings and plenty of absurd ruminations — not to mention his clever use of voice-over. What’s on TV Monday: ‘The Overthinker’ and ‘Ronny Chieng: International Student’ 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z

Do you ever see anything other than stand-up being your primary job? Hannibal Buress on His New Show, Justin Bieber and Hawaiian Shirts 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z

I’m currently doing a stand-up tour and I touch on the subject very carefully and for about five minutes. Creativity From the Chaos of Hurricane Maria 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z

Do you feel like hosting and interviewing is different than stand-up? Sam Jay says just let comedy be "dangerous" – like one particular slur that's "mean" but not racist 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z

Accordingly, he brings out the stand-up artist in Cyrano, a man who brandishes one-liners as if they were rapiers. Review: A Nose by Any Other Name in a Hudson Valley ‘Cyrano’ 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z

Griffin also portrayed a stand-up in “I’m Dying Up Here,” a dramedy about comedy in the 1970s on Showtime, where you can find two of Griffin’s comedy specials. 5 Things to Do This Weekend 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z

Louis offers a historical analogy for his approach to stand-up. Offensive charm 2011-03-19T00:04:00Z

“Conan” will still air four nights a week, but will shift its focus away from celebrity guests and toward stand-up sets from young comics and off-site segments. Conan O’Brien’s Talk Show Will Shrink to a Half-Hour 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z

Stewart was a stand-up comic struggling to find the right TV hosting perch when he got the "Daily Show" gig. Jon Stewart announces he'll leave 'The Daily Show' this year 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z

And the wonderful James, a stand-up comedian gifted with crisp timing and flawless delivery, made Ava a breakout without overpowering her co-stars. The joy of "Abbott Elementary" is in its lesson about working hard for a fulfilling purpose 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z

It’s a clever way to illustrate a well-worn stand-up premise. Aziz Ansari Plays Madison Square Garden 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z

Through Tony, Gandolfini wrote the blueprint for the modern, complicated TV antihero; he took the wall between stand-up TV good guys and wicked bad guys and bashed it down with a baseball bat. James Gandolfini (1961-2013): As a Made Man, He Made TV Great 2013-06-20T03:07:05Z

If you miss “Catastrophe,” watch this new stand-up special from the writer and comedian Rob Delaney, which is full of feelings and filth. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z

Mr. Colbert also declined to perform his customary opening stand-up monologue, and began his show sitting at his desk, where he delivered a long speech that quickly morphed from seriousness to his customary wry humor. Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon and Other Late-Night Hosts Respond to the Paris Attacks 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z

As beautiful as it may be, Radio City Music Hall is a cavernous room that swallows up stand-up comedy. Dave Chappelle at Radio City Music Hall 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z

Mr. Federman, the stand-up comic and historian, attributed her success to her unusual approach. Ellen DeGeneres, a Signature Star of the Obama Era, Says Goodbye 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z

She is the first to tell you that her brand of stand-up leans more on punch lines than stories, but this doesn’t mean the hour doesn’t vary, showing off different genres of jokes. Four Stand-Up Specials That Punch Above Their Weight 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z

A few weeks after she ended the relationship, Ferrier said, Cosby called her at her home in Denver and asked her to meet him after his stand-up show at a local club. Three more Bill Cosby accusers come forward, this time with the assistance of lawyer Gloria Allred

“The great thing about stand-up is it’s such a meritocracy that if you are good, and if you are funny, boom, you get the respect and you’re good to go,” Yang said. Jimmy O. Yang’s Week: Watching Rom-Coms as ‘Homework’ 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z

Or more precisely, he's Indy without the fedora but rather with a signature stand-up cowlick, without the bullwhip but with a doughty little doggy named Snowy. 'The Adventures of Tintin': It's Spielberg's Indy, but with a cowlick 2011-12-20T01:51:04Z

And according to the Washington Post, he hasn’t forgotten the Cosby impression that left such an indelible mark on fans of his 1987 stand-up special “Raw.” Eddie Murphy returns to stand-up with blistering Cosby impression: “You may have heard recently that I allegedly put the pill in the people’s stomach” 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z

It was more of a visual stand-up style because people would look at the funny pictures and they'd laugh. Why comic Kevin Nealon learned to draw caricatures 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z

Dude had one song, "The Blame Game," where he merged a rap, a poem, and a stand-up comedy skit together, and surprisingly, it worked. Top 10 rap albums of the decade 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z

I can get a script and go, "Well, I'd rather do stand-up." Sarah Silverman's not kidding ... maybe 2011-03-24T16:26:00Z

He started doing stand-up around Philadelphia while he was still an undergraduate. Bob Saget, a dirty daddy: Appreciating the darker elements of the talented comedian's work 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z

His stand-up was “mediocre,” he said, “one hilarious engineering joke after another.” Bill Nye the Science Guy: ‘I have no trouble taking political stances’ 2013-07-19T16:31:37Z

Newhart does about 20 stand-up gigs a year and still finds it exciting to write — and rewrite — new routines. For Bob Newhart, it's always hip to be square 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z

What’s more, a performer also must create material for the evening that can’t really be recycled into an ongoing stand-up act. Cut the comedy? The White House Correspondents' Association is considering it. 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z

At this event, part of the Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival, cartoonists and comedians join forces, adding a touch of visual flair to stand-up. Comedy in NYC This Week 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z

As evidenced by her stand-up specials and her off-the-cuff skirmishes with Anderson Cooper during CNN's New Year's Eve broadcasts, few will be spared. Kathy Griffin to step into Joan Rivers' high heels on 'Fashion Police' 2015-01-10T05:00:00Z

W. Kamau Bell is a stand-up comedian, writer, podcast host, and author. W. Kamau Bell on Kamala Harris, Black conservatives & why he's happy Herman Cain is ghost-tweeting 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z

In the typical episode, a bit of stand-up, a short, low-key absurdist sketch and a longer, more intricate story share space and a set of tangentially related themes and images. Louis C.K.’s ‘Louie’ Returns for Season 5 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z

It’s interesting because you don’t even think of priests sitting down, listening to stand-up. Jim Gaffigan on Performing Stand-Up for Pope Francis 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z

Raised near Chicago, McCarthy performed stand-up across the country while simultaneously acting in Los Angeles. Melissa McCarthy Is About to Have a Really Big Year 2012-10-01T16:00:37Z

Rate includes unlimited use of kayaks, sailboats, stand-up paddleboards and snorkel gear. The week’s best deals around the globe 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z

You also tell them, “you can be whatever you want to be, but I’ll be worried if you want to do stand-up.” Scandalized by Ali Wong’s Stand-Up? Brace Yourself for Her Book 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z

Like many stand-up comedians, the Emmy Award-winning comic W. Kamau Bell has plenty to say about the Trump administration. What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘A Quiet Place’ and ‘The Endless’ 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z

Much of the best comedy derives from personal pain, and comic-turned-filmmaker Mike Birbiglia deftly transposes his stand-up routine to the big screen in "Sleepwalk With Me." 'Sleepwalk with Me': Comedy does more than go through motions 2012-08-31T00:01:05Z

On stage, his charismatic stand-up is a mix of storytelling, impressions and music. Comedy Listings for Oct. 9-15 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z

They're also work that Jim tries to avoid and someone to steal food from — his compulsive eating being a major subject here, as in his stand-up. 'The Jim Gaffigan Show' a humane, human comedy, fun and funny 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z

He began as a writer for variety programs including "The Sid Caesar Show" and "The Garry Moore Show," while also starring in a series of stand-up specials in the 1960s and '70s. Amazon's Woody Allen series deal marks big step in creative strategy 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z

So far, Mr. Adomian’s character work has somewhat overshadowed his stand-up. Comedy: Gay Male Comics Await the Spotlight 2012-08-15T14:06:57Z

You've said when you came to stand-up, it felt like home. What Amanda Seales knows: On comedy, authenticity and success on her own terms 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z

According to previous reports, the stand-up comic changed her last name from "Bownds" to Wilson. Rebel Wilson is 35, not 29; she says she's a 100-year-old mermaid 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z

All of the big stand-up names are coming to this tiny venue on the borders. Funding drama 2011-03-30T17:02:13Z

As a stand-up comic, I was never controversial. Why comic Kevin Nealon learned to draw caricatures 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z

On Saturday night at 8, “We’re All Friends Here” will feature a hybrid stand-up show and discussion, with short sets followed by a freewheeling interview with each comic. Weekend Miser: New York Comedy Festival Bargains in Queens 2012-11-08T20:58:42Z

And then, The Hollywood Reporter reports, Murphy told a few jokes on stage — no big deal, perhaps, for most comedians, but Murphy hasn’t performed stand-up in 28 years. Eddie Murphy returns to stand-up with blistering Cosby impression: “You may have heard recently that I allegedly put the pill in the people’s stomach” 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z

It's a unique stance for a stand-up comic to take. Comedian Tom Papa on the McCarthyism of the Left: "It's a terrifying moment" 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z

But it was the first time I ever saw a stand-up comic and thought: He seemed more live in the movie. Spike Lee Enhances Jerrod Carmichael and Katt Williams 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z

Starting in January Punchline Comedy Shows will be partnering with RooftopComedy.com to record the stand-up of over 50 regional comedians in the back bar at Jai Thai on Broadway. Punchline Comedy will tape regional comics ‘For the Record' | Comedy preview 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z

Stewart Lee's forthcoming book, How I Escaped My Certain Fate, in which he analyses three of his own stand-up routines, briefly alludes to his former act with Richard Herring. Can the Cameron-Clegg comedy double act survive? 2010-05-21T15:55:00Z

Wood was still coming into his own as a stand-up, openly grappling with how to connect with audiences. How Roy Wood Jr. crushed the toughest room in comedy 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z

His latest joke turned reality is the 2015 Empire Biscuit Comedy Festival, a three-day stand-up series from Sunday through Tuesday at Empire Biscuit, a Southern-style biscuit shop in the East Village. Stand-Up Comedy Beyond the Brick Wall 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z

While stand-up programming of the Boom era disappeared from television, new shows geared specifically to an African American demographic were successful. Jon Stewart, Louis C.K., Chris Rock, Stephen Colbert, Conan O’Brien and the behind-the-scenes secrets of comedy’s ’90s glory days 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z

Iglesias discovered stand-up at the age of 10 thanks to Eddie Murphy's 1987 film "Raw," which he rented while his mom was at work. Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias, a social (media) sort of guy, gets a film 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z

After beginning his career as a writer for sitcoms in the 1970s, Mr. Shandling turned to stand-up comedy and got a major break when he appeared on NBC’s “Tonight Show” with Johnny Carson in 1981. Garry Shandling, who parodied TV’s conventions in two hit comedy shows, dies at 66 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z

The plausibility factor is also what makes “Louie” unlike almost any other sitcom: For a show that contains actual bits of stand-up comedy, it is remarkably unconcerned with laughs. Is Louis C.K. even a comedian? 2012-06-28T18:49:00Z

But unlike the main character in “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” I had never done stand-up and had no desire to. How I Found Myself in Mrs. Maisel’s Shoes 2019-12-01T05:00:00Z

Seinfeld also did the classic five minutes of stand-up on "The Tonight Show," something he hasn't done in a long, long time. Jerry Seinfeld reveals who does his favorite Seinfeld impression 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z

Comedy Central Plans a Cosby TV Special Bill Cosby plans to return to television this fall with a stand-up comedy concert titled “Far From Finished,” his first special in 30 years. Arts, Briefly: Comedy Central Plans a Cosby TV Special 2013-07-14T22:42:33Z

Paul is a genius and maybe the funniest stand-up comic who ever lived. Samantha Irby Knows How to Trick You Into Thinking She’s Cool 2023-05-13T04:00:00Z

His stand-up occupies the bulk of the hourlong memory trip, which is peppered with never-before-seen home movie footage of Seinfeld as a kid, alongside his honest reflections about why comedy is his true home. 9 Things We Learned From Jerry Seinfeld's Netflix Special 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Comedian Tracy Morgan plans to return to Nashville next week to apologize to audience members who were offended by an anti-gay rant during a stand-up show on June 3. Tracy Morgan returning to Nashville to apologize 2011-06-14T19:01:21Z

Ms. Diller and Ms. Rivers - the most critical founding mothers of modern stand-up comedy - provide a fascinating contrast. ArtsBeat: Phyllis Diller and Her Comic Craft 2012-08-22T16:23:43Z

“I want to do stand-up over there, but I don’t want to do just two or three nights,” he said. Comedy: A Brazilian?s Comic Mania: Social Media 2011-08-04T12:00:00Z

For an upcoming stand-up, being dubbed the Leicester comedian of the year might sound like an oblique form of praise. This week's new live comedy 2013-03-30T06:00:18Z

We all know stories like the ones you tell in your stand-up. "Comics are not covered like other artists": How Ali Siddiq changed the system to own his jokes 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z

Bell’s stand-up comedy addresses topics such as race, politics, marriage and gentrification, mixing current events with his own experiences. W. Kamau Bell invites people into ‘awkward conversations’ on TV, podcasts, stage 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z

Karla, a struggling stand-up comic, is furiously jotting in her notebook while trying out different versions of a new routine. Comedy, and sex, in the cancer ward? 'A Funny Thing Happened' goes there with glee 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z

I see it, too, with my brother, who’s a stand-up comedian, among other things. This Week in Fiction: Zadie Smith on Inhabiting the World of Billie Holiday 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z

On the bright side, it makes committing to an hour of tepid stand-up suddenly seem reasonable. "The Duchess" proves that not every stand-up comedian should get a series 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z

So I remember when I first started doing stand-up, he didn't even understand what stand-up was and he would still send me careerbuilder.com emails. "I'd play the s**t out of George Washington": Jimmy O. Yang talks representation & his Amazon debut 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z

Though Mr. Early is deeply entrenched in the alternative comedy scene in New York, his stand-up has always had a theatrical flair: He often sings Britney Spears songs in his sets. A Bit Britney, a Bit Burlesque: John Early Takes Theater Into Stand-Up 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z

Now he brings all that energy for a night of stand-up. Comedy Listings for July 10-16 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z

How else to explain the extraordinary degree to which she can tease intimate secrets from audience members during her stand-up gigs? Sarah Millican: 'I tell the audience bits of my rude life' 2010-08-07T23:05:00Z

But he looked exuberant to be back in his stand-up element as he told jokes onstage for the first time since 1987. Eddie Murphy’s first joke onstage in 28 years: It’s about Bill Cosby 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z

It's Season 7 for this stand-up comedy/reality show that is good for a few laughs. 'Last Comic Standing' on NBC is a Monday TV pick 2010-06-11T20:34:00Z

After establishing himself in the Los Angeles stand-up scene, he got his first TV break on The Dating Game, and in later years, he became a recurring guest on Hollywood Squares. 'Fast Times' Actor, Comedian Taylor Negron Dies 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z

Norm Macdonald, who performed the final stand-up act on Letterman’s “Late Show” in 2015, arrived to tell the crowd that the Twain Prize was actually still to be determined by their vote. David Letterman’s friends — and shrink — make his Twain ceremony as funny as his late-night legacy 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z

“They’re the only way to actually get better at stand-up, but they’re also where you build professional relationships with like-minded folks that lead to future gigs. We’re talking about job opportunities in a job market.” Five Nonbinary Comics on This Moment: ‘I’m Not Some New Buzzword’ 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z

Improv, as depicted in the movie, is not mainstream entertainment like stand-up comedy but more an outlier of theater. Review: ‘Don’t Think Twice’: Mike Birbiglia’s Smart Comedy 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z

Geof Wills, who gave Ms. Handler her first stand-up gig, at the Punch Line in San Francisco, remembers her as precocious. I?m Chelsea Handler. And You?re Not. 2010-04-09T20:20:00Z

Here’s a look at Dave’s early stand-up from the Comedy Store archives. Letterman before “Late Night”: The wild, weird early TV shows that launched his career 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z

By the 80s, he was a struggling stand-up comedian, with no big break in sight, and he wasn't young any more. Larry David: 'I'm cranky' 2010-06-25T23:02:00Z

The cable channel confirmed Saturday that the beleaguered League star’s stand-up special will air tonight as originally planned. Steve Rannazzisi Special Will Air Despite 9/11 Lies 2015-09-19T04:00:00Z

According to the Washington Post, he spoke fondly of his days in the service during an off-the-cuff stand-up act before military brass, prompting the Navy to bestow an honorary title. U.S. Navy revokes Bill Cosby’s honorary title 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z

The second project will involve transforming comedian and New Zealand TV regular Angella Dravid’s dark and deadpan stand-up comedy show Down the Rabbit Hole into a feature film. 'Indignenous voices at the centre': Taika Waititi signs on Māori writers for colonisation projects 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z

The Brooklyn Academy of Music recently started a stand-up series. ArtsBeat: Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival Sets Lineup 2012-08-30T14:28:27Z

“Numb” is basically a conventionally wandering, if highly literate and charming stand-up set. Theater Review: Simon Amstell Performs Comedy in ‘Numb,’ at Theater 80 2012-07-15T21:14:20Z

The stand-up comic Michelle Wolf takes on the risky role of hosting the White House Correspondents’ dinner. What’s on TV Saturday: White House Correspondents’ Dinner and ‘78/52’ 2018-04-28T04:00:00Z

Louis C.K.’s return to stand-up came and went, in the form of a 15-minute surprise set that only about a hundred people witnessed. Louis C.K.’s return to stand-up raises the question: How should comedy clubs reckon with comedians’ pasts? 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z

Gabor supported her various careers, as Hilton pursued photography, opened her own publicity firm and took the stage as a stand-up comic. Zsa Zsa's final fade upstaged by family soap opera 2011-06-14T18:31:06Z

The Jewish festival of lights begins with some early jokes appropriate for audiences of all ages in this stand-up showcase presented by PJ Library. 5 Comedy Shows to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z

Peopling the Stage With the Characters He Sings Brian Stokes Mitchell wielded his stand-up microphone like a sword on Wednesday evening at Alice Tully Hall, and the audience happily fell on it. Music Review: Brian Stokes Mitchell at Alice Tully Hall 2012-11-08T22:44:54Z

“One of the reasons I stopped trying to do straight musical theater or straight stand-up and why I’m more attracted to cabaret is that it’s not perfect,” she said. ?Never Sleep Alone? Leads to Audience Relationships 2011-11-30T22:45:03Z

"YouTube is so much better than stand-up for me," she said. GloZell Green, YouTube sensation, stars at VidCon too 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z

In 2015, a new stand-up showcase arrived on the vibrant comedy scene in Portland. The rise of Minority Retort: Portland’s stand-up showcase for comedians of color comes to Seattle 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z

"But in the short term, man, I think there's a book I need to write. There's a stand-up special I need to shoot, and there's a late-night show that I need to host." Roy Wood Jr. is leaving "The Daily Show" after eight years, and we sadly understand why 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z

Rather than seeking therapy, at age 17, Shore dealt with his childhood problems by airing them out through stand-up comedy. The rebirth of Pauly Shore 2011-06-09T15:47:00Z

At Northwestern University in Chicago, Schaal got involved with the city's vibrant stand-up and improv scene, before moving to New York, where she waitressed and auditioned. Kristen Schaal: The toast of American comedy 2010-10-15T23:03:00Z

The film takes its name from one of Williams’ early stand-up routines, a motormouthed bit where he pantomimes removing the crown of his head and invites the audience to witness what’s inside. Come Inside My Mind: star-studded documentary honors Robin Williams 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z

It’s also an unexpected, albeit raunchy love story that humanizes Hakuta beyond how he’s treated as the frequent butt of jokes in her stand-up. Comedian Ali Wong's book "Dear Girls" tells a magical, raunchy love story 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z

The dean of my grade came with me, a stand-up act for which I’m still grateful. My life as a teen brawler 2012-09-03T14:00:00Z

As an elder statesman of the city’s stand-up scene, Mr. Quinn has acquired some authority, but he also undercuts it repeatedly, presenting himself as a peddler of hogwash who does the bare minimum of research. Review: Colin Quinn, Full of Nostalgia for Gritty Old New York 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z

Another contemporary of Diller, stand-up veteran Don Rickles, saluted her as a "great comedienne" whose "memorable teaming with Bob Hope brought female comics to the forefront." Pioneering comedian Phyllis Diller dies at age 95 2012-08-21T00:32:51Z

Ask him what his current stand-up act is about, and he'll toss you a few bones. Jerry Seinfeld talks comedy, critics, cars 2011-09-29T20:04:06Z

A stand-up show about abortion sounds like a bad idea. Comedians Turn Their Attention to Abortion 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z

It was in 2013, while performing his fourth show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, that he was spotted by J. P. Buck, who books the stand-up performers for “Conan.” Daniel Sloss Brings Young, Scottish and Blustery to New York 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z

This romantic notion that stand-up is the last completely uncensored place has taken a beating online, but comedians believe strongly in the importance of exploring limits. Critic’s Notebook: When the Comic and the Heckler Both Take Offense 2012-07-17T22:36:45Z

The performance was part stand-up, part put-down, part church revival. Not Done Yet 2010-10-08T21:40:00Z

Some of it is also, he's expressed interest in stand-up. Jim Gaffigan on making darker jokes in today's divided America: "It's a decent vehicle for comedy" 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z

At one white-tie diplomatic dinner, she described herself this way: “All gussied up in a high style wig, floating chiffon and a stand-up girdle with sittin’ down shoes.” Review: The Reporter Ethel Payne in ‘Eye on the Struggle’ 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z

The film follows a Muslim Pakistani American stand-up comedian whose parents expect to arrange his marriage, and the blond American paramour whom he neglects to tell about the whole marriage thing. How ‘The Big Sick’ makes arranged marriages, Muslim families and a coma perfect rom-com material 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z

Rap went from strength to strength, and no one, as far as I know, boycotted Martin’s shows on the grounds that his routines didn’t meet some established definition of stand-up. Perspective | Don’t ask if the duct-tape banana is art. Ask if it’s any good. 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z

The comedian is best known for his stand-up performance in the Original Kings of Comedy, a tour that showcased several popular contemporary black comedians, and the hit comedy series "The Bernie Mac Show." Chicago street named after comedian Bernie Mac 2012-02-28T23:45:09Z

The show also includes a six-minute sound installation titled "Spiderman," in which Bradford delivers an off-color comedy routine that lampoons the often crass and macho language of stand-up. After traveling the world, L.A. artist Mark Bradford gets a solo show in his hometown 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z

“The Really Wed Game” pits married stand-up couples against one another on Zoom. 5 Things to Do This Weekend 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z

While surfing may be king in Santa Cruz, there are other great ways to get in the water, including stand-up paddleboarding, kayaking and swimming, plus ample beaches for beach volleyball, bonfires and, naturally, lounging. How to Spend a Perfect Weekend in Santa Cruz 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z

Most Marvel movies open like Robert Downey Jr.’s stand-up routine in “Iron Man” before it goes south. Review: ‘Doctor Strange’ and His Most Excellent Adventure 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z

It’s the permanent psychic accessory trailed by the comedian Lewis Black, who has brought his evening of angry-man stand-up to Broadway for eight performances through Oct. Theater Review: ‘Lewis Black: Running on Empty,’ at Richard Rodgers Theater 2012-10-11T02:00:00Z

An angry father “puffs up bigger and bigger/ — like a barrage balloon”; an ancient gospel singer owns an “Aerosonic stand-up piano/ whose yellowing keys clashed with her wallpaper.” ‘The Richard Peabody Reader’ 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z

Just in time for Valentine's Day, the comedian who brought us "Baby Cobra" and "Hard Knock Wife" takes to the stage without a baby bump for her third stand-up installment. From Kanye's documentary to the return of Leatherface here’s what’s new on Netflix in February 2022-02-05T05:00:00Z

After graduating from George Mason University with a degree in finance, it was the District where Kazam took the plunge into full-time stand-up. A juicer, a palm tree and a microphone: A D.C. comedian heads to Vegas

“I will commit myself to becoming a stand-up comic,” he wrote in 1977, at the beginning of his transition from writer to performer. Garry Shandling’s Riotous Scrapbook 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z

And I say, “I was a stand-up comedian.” Bob Newhart on His Secretly Sick Humor and Turning 90 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z

So I’m not hearing much excitement about the new generation of stand-up. ArtsBeat: David Steinberg's Theory of Unstable Comedians and Funny Canadians 2012-02-02T12:00:06Z

He is currently hosting the channel’s “This Is Not Happening,” a Comedy Central series in which comics perform stand-up about their real-life experiences. What Roy Wood Jr. Can’t Travel Without 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z

Doing stand-up and other work, I travel extensively across the country and I meet lots of different people from different walks of life. ArtsBeat: David Cross on the Return of ‘Arrested Development’ 2013-05-23T18:41:11Z

I’ve been doing stand-up since I was 18; I’m 36 now. Ice Cube and Kevin Hart: ‘Hollywood is realising that black people go to movies’ 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z

Gervais, 55, embarks next week on his first stand-up tour in seven years. Ricky Gervais' shtick gets tricky in Trump and Brexit era 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z

Over the years, many stand-up comedians have been willing to put themselves forward in defence of human rights. This week's new comedy 2011-07-08T23:09:24Z

Played by stand-up comedian Elis James, the main character, Luke, is sentenced to two years in a Young Offenders Institution and quickly has to pick up street smarts to survive. New comedy announced for BBC Three 2014-03-20T12:38:30Z

What does your new stand-up material touch on?  Tig Notaro leads breast cancer benefit at Largo 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z

Their interplay evokes podcast conversation more than a stand-up set. Dropping in at the Comedy Cellar With Amy Schumer and Leslie Jones 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z

Beginning his career as writer on the classic late 1960s CBS comedy variety series, "The Smothers Brothers Show," Martin went on to became one of hottest stand-up comedians in the U.S. in the 1970s. Steve Martin to receive the 43rd AFI Life Achievement Award 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z

For years he worked as a stand-up comic, and confesses he still misses performing. Writing Native American Stand-Ups Into the History of Comedy 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z

Even the A-listers don’t seem as unreachable because the very act of being a stand-up demands the humbling step of putting yourself in front of the firing squad of us common folk. I was a comedy groupie 2013-03-11T00:30:00Z

That’s not to say the stand-up comic didn’t pay her dues: the Mississippi native spent years touring and doing small parts in comedy shows. Tig Notaro Talks Topless Comedy and Standing Up to Ira Glass 2015-08-22T04:00:00Z

Jak Knight, a stand-up comedian, writer and actor known for his role on the animated Netflix series “Big Mouth,” died on Thursday in Los Angeles. Jak Knight, Known for ‘Big Mouth’ Netflix Series, Dies at 28 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z

The technique, which Izzard notes in the program is borrowed from Richard Pryor’s stand-up, substitutes physical business where deeper development of individual characters, and the tensions between them and Pip, would be more engaging. Review: A Solo ‘Great Expectations’ That Calls for Endurance 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z

When I’m doing stand-up, of course, I’m more of a crazy person and that’s the type of show I’d rather see. The funniest man on Twitter moves to TV: Rob Delaney takes a dirty, messy, realistic look at parenting and marriage 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z

Is it the bit from his recent stand-up special about his plan to get away with murdering a woman in cold blood? Norm Macdonald Rises Again on Comedy Central ?Sports Show? 2011-04-05T15:46:02Z

Widely recognized for his unmistakable voice, Mr. Gottfried has had a storied career that started when he began doing stand-up in New York at the age of 15. Comedy in NYC This Week 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z

You addressed being the victim of an online hack last year in your stand-up and on “S.N.L.” Leslie Jones of ‘S.N.L.’: ‘I Just Like to Bring the Funny’ 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z

You write for one of the most political shows on television, but your stand-up isn’t political in any clear way. “I think it’s terror”: Comedian Josh Gondelman on how Donald Trump’s rise sobered up this election year 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z

Mr. Armisen is much more seasoned as a sketch performer and actor than a stand-up and it often shows. Comics Select Their Audiences as Carefully as Their Jokes 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z

A year later, he remarried and delivered a profound stand-up special, “Annihilation.” What’s on TV Tuesday: Patton Oswalt and ‘Stargirl’ 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z

You have done television, films, a book and stand-up – if you had to pick just one to do for the rest of your life, which would it be? Kooky queen of comedy 2011-07-16T23:06:31Z

Hart is undeniably a powerhouse; he’s starred in seven films over the past two years, and his last stand-up tour played packed-out 70,000-seater stadiums. Ice Cube and Kevin Hart: ‘Hollywood is realising that black people go to movies’ 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z

The park announced last month that it would close and remove Iron Wolf, a stand-up rollercoaster that opened in 1991, after Labor Day weekend. New rollercoaster for Six Flags in 2012 2011-09-01T13:25:00Z

The stand-up Elayne Boosler has written: “The rule about heckling is this: You fire at a cop, get ready to die.” Critic’s Notebook: When the Comic and the Heckler Both Take Offense 2012-07-17T22:36:45Z

But it wasn’t until after college, when she was back home living with her parents and working temp jobs, that she started doing stand-up regularly. Aparna Nancherla may have been a shy child, but she’s a comedy star now. 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z

Back in the clubs, stand-up comic Rick Overton, for one, says he won't allow his own brand of political and social comedy to be stifled. 'Interview' fallout no laughing matter in comedy world 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z

When he began in Paris, there were no comedy clubs, and performers produced their own showcases, which tended toward cabaret, not straight stand-up. Gad Elmaleh: Talking Funny in French and English 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z

Camp has been performing stand-up for 15 years. The John Oliver of Russia Today: “I’m making comedy out of the darkest issues in the world” 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z

He added: "So we took my Pop-Tart stand-up bit from my last Netflix special and exploded it into a giant, crazy comedy movie." What's the deal with Jerry Seinfeld's $70 million Pop-Tarts movie? 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z

Many nights, he’s on the stand-up circuit, where his comedy tends to be personal and observational. “I think it’s terror”: Comedian Josh Gondelman on how Donald Trump’s rise sobered up this election year 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z

The sad thing, with all this taping and stuff, no one’s going to do stand-up. Q. and A.: Chris Rock Is Itching for Dirty Work 2012-08-01T12:00:24Z

In his restless search for a new poetic language, Mr. Antin began experimenting in the early 1970s with a style of performance that was part lecture, part stand-up routine and part Homeric recitation. David Antin Dies at 84; Poet Created a New Performance Style 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z

“It’s foundational and an essential part of stand-up,” he said of crowd work. When Bantering With the Crowd Is the Whole Point 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z

Wilson was born in Los Angeles and began her career as a stand-up comedian. Comic Yvette Wilson dies aged 48 2012-06-17T12:54:50Z

Outside the Comedy Cellar, listed to perform two sets on Monday, was Louis C.K., the onetime king of stand-up who admitted to sexual misconduct with multiple women almost exactly one year ago. Louis C.K. Turns Up at a Comedy Club, but This Time It’s No Secret 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z

Did she also appreciate you as a stand-up? The Lynn Shelton That Marc Maron Knew 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z

A virtual situation doesn’t necessarily appeal to me as a live performer and a stand-up. Cedric the Entertainer Wants to Make the Emmys More Accessible 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z

After the war, he did stand-up comedy and wrote jokes for other comedians. Austin Kalish, a Writer of ‘Maude’ Abortion Episode, Dies at 95 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z

Historians peg the birth of stand-up comedy to the late-19th century vaudeville era, when a variety of acts including burlesque dancers, musicians, jugglers and sketch comedy duos toured theaters across the country. So a thief walks into a comedy club: Trevor Noah, Louis C.K. and the war over plagiarized punch-lines 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z

But few writers do as much drafting and refining as a stand-up does over months of honing a story before an audience, and no one kills their darlings better. John Hodgman: By the Book 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z

But isn’t that great, that she stretched the form of stand-up to encompass that? Jerry Seinfeld on Louis C.K., Roseanne and Tense Times in Comedy 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z

He recorded what the Library of Congress has cited as “the earliest example of modern stand-up comedy on record,” the album “At Sunset.” Mort Sahl, Whose Biting Commentary Redefined Stand-Up, Dies at 94 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z

This casually insightful stand-up, who concludes a three-night run at Carolines on Saturday, is viewed as one of the brightest young comics in New York City. Comedy Listings for Jan. 9-15 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z

This represents a shift in his focus, from stand-up as an evolving performance to the dominant model today, with elite comics regularly putting out new specials. Meet a Looser, More Personal Seinfeld 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z

There is joy and hilarity here too, narrated in a raucous style reminiscent of her stand-up routines. Tiffany Haddish and Vivica A. Fox — Who Narrate Their Memoirs With Snap and Spirit — Have Some Advice for You 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z

This comedian, perhaps the final one ever to be a featured speaker at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, recorded her first solo stand-up special here for HBO in 2017. 5 Comedy Shows to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z

His stand-up was never dense with punch lines, but “Private School Negro” veers further from a tight club set, toward a mix of storytelling, jokes and arguments. The W. Kamau Bell Legacy: A Talk Show Five Years Ahead of Its Time 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z

It was always on my bucket list to do stand-up. Greg Poehler Plays a Transplant in ‘Welcome to Sweden’ 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z

That was certainly the case for Canadian stand-up Pete Johansson, whose fringe bow last year ended with him picking up a nomination for Best Newcomer and a whole host of new fans. This week's new comedy 2010-06-18T23:06:00Z

But the comic situations in the “The Bob Newhart Show” are as well wrought as any of them, and it was the first to really successfully build a sitcom out of a stand-up persona. Bob Newhart, Master of the One-Sided Conversation 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z

She was working as a writer for Paramount Network and performing stand-up comedy several nights a week. This Labor Day, These Workers Are Trying to Stay Afloat 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z

If you like Louis C.K. but feel weird watching his act now, great news: There are many talented, irreverent middle-aged stand-up comedians. Perspective | Bill Cosby is disgraced. But can he be erased? A new TV series wrestles with that question. 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z

Murphy began his stand-up comedy career when he was 15-years-old, and joined the sketch comedy show in 1981 at age 19. Eddie Murphy to return to ‘SNL’ after more than 3 decades 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z

After seeing how specials first shown on cable performed on Netflix, she developed a hunch that the common wisdom about the stand-up special — that it had a limited audience — was entirely wrong. The Netflix Executives Who Bent Comedy to Their Will 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z

He did about six minutes of stand-up comedy, and then choked up when recalling the first time he saw Mr. Letterman perform. Norm Macdonald’s Often Funny, Always Fabulist ‘Based on a True Story’ 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z

Crystal made a name for himself first in comedy, from stand-up to TV’s “Soap” to the films “When Harry Met Sally” and “City Slickers.” Billy Crystal plans his Broadway return in a familiar role 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z

So he asked me, he was like, "When you go out, when you do stand-up, what do you wear?" "Canceling is relative": Michael Che on his comedy boundaries & why he's not leaving "SNL" just yet 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z

Stewart played soccer and studied psychology at the College of William and Mary in Virginia before embarking on a stand-up comedy career that would ultimately lead to hosting his satirical news show, starting in 1999. 'Rosewater's' Jon Stewart, Maziar Bahari bonded after joke bombed 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z

The event will include improv, sketch and stand-up comedy shows as well as workshops. Second City Hollywood to launch Diversity in Comedy Festival 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z

Ms. Ellsworth’s diatribe, however impressive, is a little like a stand-up act that begins to sag under the weight of so much material. Dance Review: Andrew Dinwiddie and Michelle Ellsworth at Danspace Project 2012-05-25T22:30:07Z

By March 15, Broadway theaters and concert halls were empty, but in the dim light of the Comedy Cellar, audience members sat shoulder to shoulder sipping drinks and watching stand-up comedy. March 12, 2020: The Night the City Sighed to Sleep 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z

He’s not an entirely different performer in his stand-up — his twinkly-eyed charm is a constant — but the distinctions are revealing. Trevor Noah’s Optimism Set His Version of ‘The Daily Show’ Apart 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z

"But many of the site's captions, usually dreamed up by Davis to accompany Holloway's striking visuals, rely heavily on phrases from Black rap lyrics, stand-up routines, and films, which eventually went mainstream." What's in a name? Shedding racist images and branding is just the start of breaking the Jemima Code 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z

So can a TV episode: It can be a “chapter” of a visual novel, a revelatory stand-up special or a straight-up sitcom installment. The Best TV Episodes of 2022 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z

At the club, Mr. Seinfeld will moderate a discussion between the comic and the audience and then perform a stand-up set, followed by one by Ms. Cho. Jerry Seinfeld Helps Margaret Cho With a Do-Over 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z

It's also great how often his show gives time for stand-up comedians when it feels like the other talk shows rarely do that anymore. The Most Riveting Host in Late Night (and the Most Overlooked) 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z

I thought maybe at one point in a stand-up show, I would have two mikes, one for just Twitter and one for stand-up. A Word With: Neal Brennan 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z

Performing stand-up in a building designed for punts and kickoffs is, generally speaking, a terrible idea. Kevin Hart Is a Comedian Built for the Big Stage (and Screen) 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z

Her candor shouldn’t surprise anyone who has heard her stand-up or interviews. Amy Schumer’s new book has hilarious moments, but it’s dark, too 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z

In the intro you write, “For a stand-up comedian who talks about life on stage, I’m weirdly, fiercely private.” Jen Kirkman speaks the truth: On casual sexism, comedy, feminism, the real work of relationships, and why your job won’t save you 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z

This is not your typical stand-up comedy special. The Best Movies and TV Shows New to Netflix, Amazon and More in August 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z

Joke-stealing controversies over the past decade have damaged the reputations of comedians like Carlos Mencia and Dane Cook, and hardened the norms of stand-up, which are now enforced in the court of the Internet. ‘Daily Show’ Successor Trevor Noah Finds Himself Catching Criticism, Not Dealing It Out 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z

Exercises in stand-up autobiography are epidemic in experimental theater. Review: ‘Now I’m Fine,’ Ahamefule J. Oluo’s Take on Himself 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z

A successful Hollywood director moonlighting at basement clubs isn’t exactly typical — try to imagine Steven Spielberg doing crowd work at the Stand — but stand-up success was Mr. Apatow’s original dream. Judd Apatow’s New Book Is a Love Letter to Stand-Up Comedy 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z

What made you feel like this is the moment where you want to do this stand-up special, there are things in particular that you want to be saying right now? Comedian Jeff Garlin isn't afraid of political correctness 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z

The Toy, however, may have been his most cringeworthy cash-in, as it exploited the racial honesty that made his stand-up so fierce. Stand down: when comics make unfunny big-screen comedies 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z

The stand-up, already known for doing shows in French, is bringing his Force Majeure tour to audiences in German, Spanish, Russian and Arabic - all languages he doesn't actually speak. Grappling German grammar, Eddie Izzard proves humor can travel 2014-01-29T15:27:11Z

A stand-up comic adds personality, body language and timing. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: I won’t humor you anymore 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z

Yet as “Sleepwalk With Me” demonstrates, Mr. Birbiglia respects the work ethic and skill required for stand-up. Mike Birbiglia Brings ‘Sleepwalk With Me’ to the Big Screen 2012-08-17T20:03:02Z

“I was a stand-up comic who happened to be sitting down at the time,” he said. Pat Cooper, Comedian of Outrage, Is Dead at 93 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z

His brand of comedy may not be for everyone, but those who enjoy C.K.’s unique blend of stand-up and uncomfortable everyman humor are sure to be in awkward bliss. April 23 TV Picks: ‘Louie’ on FX 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z

You managed to hit a record audience for a one-night stand-up stadium night in Australia. Australian manners 2010-09-25T23:06:00Z

On leaving school, Rock pursued stand-up, while Stiller started in sketches and directing. Rock, Stiller come to Cannes with 'Madagascar' 2012-05-18T19:13:08Z

The ensuing duet, with its aggressive partnering and near collisions, is set to a routine about relationships from “Eddie Murphy Raw,” the 1987 stand-up comedy film. Dance Review: Luke Murphy Performs His ‘Drenched’ at La MaMa 2013-07-07T21:19:11Z

Having watched her with her stand-up, her timing and the inherent talent that she has with comedy, is something she can really use in the show. Wanda Sykes to Watch Over Orphans 2010-08-11T17:16:00Z

Asked why this subgenre is booming now, Kasher pointed to the broader proliferation of stand-up specials that typically erase the spontaneous banter of live performance. When Bantering With the Crowd Is the Whole Point 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z

Similarly, in “No Cure for Cancer,” a stand-up routine on Showtime in 1993, the comedian Denis Leary said he craved throat cancer because “you can make a lot of money with a voice box.” Comedians and Others Are Joking About Cancer 2011-10-07T19:57:27Z

Chia, who was born in Boston and held joint American-Singaporean citizenship until adulthood, was a lawyer who decided her true calling lay in stand-up comedy. Comedian’s Malaysia Joke Prompts Threats and a Diplomatic Incident 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z

Q. Aside from the new responsibilities, how else is having the show different from stand-up? Hannibal Buress on His New Show, Justin Bieber and Hawaiian Shirts 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z

A stand-up roundup: Comedy clubs in Seattle and on the Eastside By Jonathan Zwickel Special to The Seattle Times Health-care reform — what a joke! A stand-up roundup: Comedy clubs in Seattle and on the Eastside 2010-03-18T20:59:00Z

US talk show host David Letterman said that the acerbic wit was "a real pioneer for other women looking for careers in stand-up comedy". Tributes paid to comedian Rivers 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z

Her manager told her that her lack of knowledge about stand-up comedy and hesitation to try it were “ ‘like leaving money on the table,’ ” she said. Nicole Byer is nailing it 2022-08-21T04:00:00Z

Do you worry that stand-up comedy won’t ever be what it was before and the audiences just won’t come back like they once did? Jerry Seinfeld Is Making Peace With Nothing: He’s ‘Post-Show Business’ 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z

Though the Improv started as a late-night cafe for Broadway performers and at first featured mostly singers, by the early 1970s it was exclusively a stand-up venue, welcoming both veterans and newcomers. Budd Friedman, Who Built an Empire of Comedy Clubs, Dies at 90 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z

I started doing stand-up when I was 15 in Detroit because Steve Martin was my hero, and I was always working towards writing and directing and starring in my own stuff. Paul Feig Keeps Filmgoers Guessing 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z

He is also, perhaps above all, an actor: a performer, an impromptu singer and stand-up comedian, a man with a Method. An Appraisal: A. O. Scott on Philip Seymour Hoffman 2014-02-03T17:36:07Z

The network is also producing a stand-up tour for the comedian. New Comedy Central star outdraws Stewart, Colbert 2010-07-12T15:41:00Z

The British comedian Jamali Maddix began this series with a global outlook, traveling the world meeting controversial groups and unpacking those meetings through stand-up. What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘Coco’ and ‘The Bachelor Winter Games’ 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z

Last week, the streamer announced a deal with Michelle Wolf, a stand-up comedian and former writer for “The Daily Show” and “Late Night With Seth Meyers,” to host a weekly half-hour series. Streaming TV and Podcasting Feed Into a Fast-Growing Talk-Show Universe 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z

But nothing he'd done on the big screen had ever approached the heights of artistic daring or popular appeal he'd reached as a stand-up comic. Chris Rock is just being his biting, brazen self in 'Top Five' 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z

His comic vocabulary is more that of a silent-film star than a stand-up. Critic’s Notebook: ‘Steve Martin: The Television Stuff’: A Comedian’s Evolution 2012-09-17T21:49:26Z

Ms. Schumer’s stand-up is so funny because it is a high-wire act: I’m here, I’m raunchy, take it or leave it. Television Review: ‘Inside Amy Schumer,’ on Comedy Central 2013-04-29T20:05:31Z

There’s no such softening, however, in the frighteningly polished and deftly performed assault on good taste that is the stand-up routine of Amy Schumer. Critic?s Notebook: Female Comedians Are Confidently Breaking Taste Taboos 2011-11-15T21:38:24Z

In her new stand-up, when Ms. Schumer says something happened to her, she wants you to believe it. Review: As Amy Schumer Evolves, So Does Her Arena Show 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z

Speaking as myself, as a stand-up, no chance. Comedian Jeff Garlin isn't afraid of political correctness 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z

Then one day I saw stand-up on TV and laughing made me feel better. Heard the one about the invasion of the Danish comedians? 2013-02-22T09:55:58Z

She did stand-up comedy for several years and then became a painter of portraits both human and animal. ‘Sins of a Father’ Resuscitates a 1991 Film Starring Alan Bates 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z

But in casting Yang, a stand-up comic, as the "nose," the writers and director Hernán Jiménez pass up the chance to capitalize on his wit. "Love Hard," a holiday catfish story masquerading as a romance, is a swipe right and a miss 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z

The storyteller and stand-up Mike Birbiglia sits down for another comic monologue. 13 Plays and Musicals to Go to in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z

In your stand-up special, you were really great about talking about stereotypes too. "I'd play the s**t out of George Washington": Jimmy O. Yang talks representation & his Amazon debut 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z

He married his first girlfriend, at 22, less than a year after graduating, and began performing stand-up comedy. Pete Holmes of ‘Crashing’ Finds Humor in His Church Roots 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z

He was returning from a stand-up performance in Delaware when the crash occurred last month. Tracy Morgan released from hospital 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z

The event features seven plays, a stand-up comedy act and a special edition of “Celebrity Autobiography.” Theater Listings for Aug. 28-Sept. 3 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z

Now every woman who sees him naked, he says in his new stand-up special, will be disappointed. Pete Davidson’s New Special Seems Like It Could Use a Hug 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z

In fact, at the moment, I’m poring over plans, deciding if I’m going to build a stand-up paddleboard or an ocean kayak, because Los Angeles is not a great canoe town. Nick Offerman Endorses Lumberjack Boots and ’80s Funk 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z

For most of their chummy conversations, Tomlinson appeared polite, deferential, even in awe of her friend and mentor, a more seasoned stand-up, writer and television star. Taylor Tomlinson: A Comic With the Confidence of a Star 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z

And in its success Ms. Gadsby has perhaps pointed the art form of stand-up in an altogether new direction, even as she has repeatedly vowed, onstage, to quit the business. The Comedy-Destroying, Soul-Affirming Art of Hannah Gadsby 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z

This year the Cinder Block Comedy Festival will get started with a night of science projects created by the performers, stand-up comedy and a dance party. Comedy in NYC This Week 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z

Judy Gold is a writer and stand-up comic whose new staged memoir, “The Judy Show: My Life as a Sitcom,” continues through Sept. ArtsBeat: An Appraisal: Sherwood Schwartz's Modern Families 2011-07-13T19:00:02Z

Performance art is in some ways like stand-up comedy. Performa 17: Absurd Times, Absurd Acts 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z

One one hand, the stand-up routine appeared to take Ye to task for antisemitic remarks that caused longtime sponsor Adidas to drop the rapper. "Blacks and Jews" authors on Chappelle, Kanye caught in the "face of Black antisemitism" loop 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z

Doing stand-up, Louis C. K. can be animated and sometimes laughs gently along with the audience. | 'Louie': Louis C.K.?s New Comedy on FX 2010-06-28T22:37:00Z

“I want people to come for stand-up, not for me,” Fary said. Fary Isn’t Joking About Race in France Right Now 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z

When Steve Martin performed stand-up devoid of recognizable jokes, many wondered how it could be called comedy. Perspective | Don’t ask if the duct-tape banana is art. Ask if it’s any good. 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z

The stand-up comic is master — as all good comedians are — of the personal, embarrassing tale, and Birbiglia often uses his routines to delve into awkward childhood memories of girls, parents and bullies. Comedian Mike Birbiglia 2010-10-19T08:30:00Z

In the course of his decades as a stand-up and sitcom star, he's doubtless encountered dozens if not hundreds of would-be Seinfeld impressionists. Jerry Seinfeld reveals who does his favorite Seinfeld impression 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z

Kicking off your stand-up set with a point-for-point comparison between Ray Charles and Hitler? Offensive charm 2011-03-19T00:04:00Z

Really good stand-up is like magic that way. For these vets, making people laugh is the best medicine 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z

A good deal of stand-up sets involve comedians building visual scenes for the audience to imagine. What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘9-1-1’ and ‘grown-ish’ 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z

He asked her to add another 30 minutes of his stand-up material. SXSW: Russell Brand a no-show for a documentary about him 2015-03-14T04:00:00Z

I cut a wide arc around a stand-up paddleboarder and spooked a bobbing cormorant. In the British Virgin Islands I learned to sail — for my father, while there was still time 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z

And while she had tried stand-up once before, she didn’t really get into comedy until 29. Sam Jay: A Comic Who Belongs to No Camp 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z

They have the budget to execute ideas, and I think everyone kind of looks to America in terms of storytelling and stand-up comedy. Ronny Chieng on Andrew Yang: “There aren’t enough Asian people in positions of power” 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z

In one Fringe show, titled , three stand-up comedians and science buffs create a "fire tornado" on stage, electrocute a pickle and conduct other cool experiments. Scientists invade Edinburgh Fringe 2013-08-05T06:56:50Z

Mr. Jobrani, the Iranian-American comic who rose to fame after his stand-up in Comedy Central’s “Axis of Evil” tour a decade ago, tackles immigration in America under the Trump administration. What’s on TV Sunday: ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘Sharknado 5: Global Swarming’ 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z

Battle Rap Battle rap is so similar to stand-up comedy — setup, punchline, delivery, execution, swag, verbiage. Jay Pharoah Is Ready to Play Superman 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z

In an interview in his office in December, Mr. De Niro emphasized the difficulty of doing stand-up. How Robert De Niro Learned to Become ‘The Comedian’ 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z

I just see it as a sort of beige, entry-level approach to en masse stand-up. Atheism gets funny, Victor Lewis Smith accused of joke-theft – and Michael Macintyre breaks box-office records 2013-01-08T15:11:48Z

Yet the narrative surrounding her — of a career thwarted — can be overstated, when the stand-up special has become such an important genre. The Comedy Master Who Hasn’t Gotten Her Due: Elayne Boosler 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z

Might you be better off just watching or rewatching one of Carlin’s stand-up specials, many of which are streaming on a variety of platforms? How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z

He floated the idea of returning to regular stand-up, which earned a cheer from the crowd. What's Next for Jon Stewart? Blogging. Or Maybe Not. 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z

Almost all stand-up clubs follow the three-performer template: the “host” who opens the show, a middle “feature” act, and a “headliner” who closes. Paid by the laugh 2011-06-14T21:20:00Z

Featuring live stand-up comedy, interviews with top comedians, critics’ top festival picks, comedy gems from Amnesty’s Secret Policemen’s Ball archive and backstage access behind the scenes at Edinburgh’s top comedy venues. Audio: The Amnesty International Comedy Podcast from the Edinburgh festival: episode 4 2010-08-13T10:22:00Z

The Oak Park, Ill. native was a performer for fabled stand-up comedy troupe Second City in Chicago and earned a BFA in Theatre from the California Institute of the Arts before joining SNL last September. A New Co-Host for SNL’s ‘Weekend Update’ 2013-09-16T17:45:08Z

Those old provocative stand-up premises only hinted at this new man, especially when they dug into family matters. Jerrod Carmichael Comes Out in a Riveting Special That’s About So Much More 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z

The writing wasn’t as seamless this time around — there were times when it felt as if the two were trying out stand-up routines on each other — but the best bits were still corrosively funny. The Best TV Shows of 2016 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z

It was a fairly standard Brooklyn stand-up show until he walked onstage, wearing a glittery pink cap and a skimpy round dress. The Sociopathic Comedy of Brett Davis 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z

What happens when one stand-up attempts his or her own punchlines after lifting the premise from another stand-up? 6 Comedy Shows to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z

I used to have a theory that if you have a great childhood, great marriage and enough money, you are going to make a lousy stand-up comedian. ArtsBeat: David Steinberg's Theory of Unstable Comedians and Funny Canadians 2012-02-02T12:00:06Z

I heard a few people critique that Harris was not funny enough to pull off the gig, and that what the Oscars needed was a true stand-up comic. Oscars: Why Neil Patrick Harris (and everyone else) is wrong for the job 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z

His patriotic, topical stand-up could have veered into preachiness, but it never stopped being funny. Saturday Night Live: the 10 funniest skits of the biggest season ever 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z

And stand-up is the opposite of being coddled. Jerry Seinfeld on Louis C.K., Roseanne and Tense Times in Comedy 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z

“You need somewhere to put your glass because it’s a stand-up affair, and lots of staff hovering around collecting the empty bowls. In the last six years, it’s become more widely known.” From the royal wedding menu to Nigella – why bowl food is so wildly popular 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z

The show’s target audience is relatively young, and Herrero said she hopes it will help stand-up comedy continue to gain credibility in the French mainstream. Exploring the Diversity, and Precariousness, of French Stand-Up 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z

But she's frank about the rejection.Frustrated, she took a course on stand-up at London's City Lit and started getting gigs. Kerry Godliman: 'We're cracking up on stage for your entertainment' 2013-04-27T23:05:02Z

“And I’m about to do a little tour of the UK with my stand-up, and then I’m doing a film about synchronised swimming,” Brydon says. ‘I like it when people think this is real’: Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon on The Trip to Spain 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z

I feel like there's Michael Che, the person, when you're talking about these issues in interviews, and then there's you on "Saturday Night Live," and then there's you doing stand-up. "Canceling is relative": Michael Che on his comedy boundaries & why he's not leaving "SNL" just yet 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z

Miller catches the dinge of the pub stand-up circuit nicely and certainly nails the desperation. Huge ? review 2011-07-09T23:05:48Z

In the film, one of the breakout hits at the Sundance Film Festival this year, Slate plays Donna, a twentysomething stand-up comedian struggling to make ends meet in Brooklyn. 'Obvious Child's' Jenny Slate ready to be in the lead 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z

Demaris flew in from Houston this month to compete in the 32nd annual Seattle International Comedy Competition — a series of 23 judged, stand-up performances taking place in venues all over Washington, including Mt. Five finalists compete for laughs at SICC 2011-11-19T17:31:44Z

He does stand-up comedy but claims not to be good at talking to strangers. Turns out, moonshine and dead presidents make for good conversation. 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z

But working on stand-up, a book, a TV show, movies, one-person show. Comedian Tig Notaro Looks Back—And Forward 2013-07-11T11:20:05Z

If there’s one living stand-up legend whose jokes are perfect for Twitter, it’s Steven Wright. Steven Wright, Master of the One-Liner, Tries His Hand at a Novel 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z

When Mr. Rickles developed his stand-up act in the 1950s, his humor was considered shocking, with a raw, abrasive, deeply personal edge. Don Rickles, lightning-fast launcher of comic insults, dies at 90 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z

I thought doing some stand-up to write for him would be good and I had a great time. Why Judd Apatow Loves Montreal (You’ll Laugh) 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z

He tried stand-up for a while, and then did sketches at Don’t Tell Mama with Mr. Plotnick, whom he met when they were both subbing in the Off Broadway musical “Pageant” in 1991. Seth Rudetsky, Broadway’s Go-To Guy, Flirts With ‘Disaster!’ 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z

Mitch had heard my stand-up and then asked me to be on “Arrested Development” for a smaller part — I was called DeBrie, which is a hilarious name. Maria Bamford Mines Mental Illness for Her Sitcom, ‘Lady Dynamite’ 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z

"He's got amazing timing," says Jonny Sweet, the actor and stand-up, and a friend of Bird's. Simon Bird spreads his wings 2011-02-20T00:05:18Z

Netflix has no less than six genres of stand-up that use the label “politically incorrect.” A Kobe Bryant Joke Goes Wrong, Revealing Comedy’s Troll Side 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z

One thing we don’t lack for in TV land: stand-up comedy specials. ‘Knock Knock, It’s Tig Notaro’: Wherever she goes, there she is 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z

His ache for your laughter crept back up to the surface where it was during his earlier stand-up days, and his routine arguably made for one of the funniest monologues ever. The Best Saturday Night Live Monologues 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z

That's the thing about stand-up comedy, you get better for the rest of your life ... Jeff Garlin off the cuff and sans Larry David 2012-09-19T19:23:05Z

On his 2009 stand-up tour, he imagined a conversation with his car's GPS, in which the navigation system was trying to steer him off the Golden Gate Bridge. Robin Williams' friends saw signs he was succumbing to depression 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z

In his recent one-man show “Numb,” the popular young British stand-up Simon Amstell talked bluntly about his sex life in the charmingly neurotic vein of a young Woody Allen. Comedy: Gay Male Comics Await the Spotlight 2012-08-15T14:06:57Z

The criticism often leveled at “Nanette” — it’s not stand-up, but a solo show — is an unintentional compliment. Best Comedy of 2018 2018-12-23T05:00:00Z

With stand-up, you know if it works straight away. Martin Rowson and Phill Jupitus: 'Cartoons are a kind of voodoo' 2013-01-28T17:15:26Z

He also started doing stand-up, with his mother chauffeuring him around to clubs. Pete Davidson has a puzzling yet undeniable charisma, but is he ready to be a movie star? 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z

Ms. Schumer’s “Trainwreck Comedy Tour,” which features the stars of her movie doing stand-up across North America through Sunday, is itself kind of a thing. ‘Trainwreck Comedy Tour’ Is Amy Schumer’s Thing 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z

What was your approach to forming that part of your stand-up? "There were weird silver linings": How Sarah Silverman worked through grief to still make us laugh 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z

Netflix brings the actor's first stand-up special, which has been classified as “dark comedy.” Netflix's best new releases in October, from the "Breaking Bad" movie to "Big Mouth" 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z

When I was filming the stand-up special, I did maybe 10 to 15 weekends on the road, five shows. "I'd play the s**t out of George Washington": Jimmy O. Yang talks representation & his Amazon debut 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z

In the past week, a debate about rumors has moved to the battlefield of art, pitting two of the greatest stand-up comedians working today against each other. Louis C.K. and Tig Notaro, Sparring on the Battlefield of Art 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z

This stand-up program, originally hosted by D. L. Hughley, endured despite its frequently amateurish approach. Jon Stewart, Louis C.K., Chris Rock, Stephen Colbert, Conan O’Brien and the behind-the-scenes secrets of comedy’s ’90s glory days 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z

The accusations returned to the spotlight last month after a routine by stand-up comedian Hannibal Buress made fun of Cosby's fatherly image in light of the allegations of sexual misconduct. Bill Cosby is in role of outcast after sexual assault allegations 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z

All of this is delivered with remarkable panache given his relatively recent introduction to the world of stand-up. Edinburgh fringe festival new comedy 2011-07-29T23:09:02Z

His new show leans heavily on a D.J., and like Bo Burnham, he expands the stand-up palette with sound effects and musical jokes. Hannibal Buress Evolves From Cult Star to Showman 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z

Now serving as the American Civil Liberties Union’s celebrity ambassador for women’s rights, her comedy has become more politically and socially charged as her stand-up has become sharper and more memorable. Comedy Listings for Feb. 19-25 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z

The show about Prof Higgs, simply titled , is described by its Dutch creator Jan van den Berg as "stand-up physics". Scientists invade Edinburgh Fringe 2013-08-05T06:56:50Z

Sahl moved stand-up out of the era of joke books and into one in which material was not only original and specific to a performer but also a reflection of a distinct personality. There’s No Dave Chappelle or Hannah Gadsby Without Mort Sahl 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z

A stand-up guy doesn't make out with his ex's co-worker—and at the office, no less, that they all share. The heart of Schwartzness: The roots of the "Vanderpump Rules" Scandoval implosion run deep 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z

Louis C. K., on his television projects and in his stand-up, tends to work on the blue end of the spectrum, trafficking in melancholy as well as profanity. Review: ‘The Secret Life of Pets’ Amuses, but Misses Opportunities 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z

Yet despite this density of jokes, Mr. Friedlander — whose stand-up persona is a know-it-all boaster nicknamed the World Champion — never seems like he’s in a rush. 4 Comedy Specials to Watch: Seasoned Stand-Ups Making Debuts 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z

In fact, he's retreated from conventional stand-up and now spends more time writing idiosyncratic stories and staging sort-of plays like this, a one-man show about Gregory Church and his 20-year struggle to kill himself. This week's new comedy 2011-02-12T00:05:45Z

Louie's life as a divorced dad provides the show with observational humor galore, especially in the stand-up sequences. "Louie's" hilarious, poignant return 2011-06-23T11:24:00Z

She became a stand-up comic to support her acting, working in grimy cafes and small clubs, and was fired often. Joan Rivers, a Comedian for Whom Nothing Was Too Soon or Too Sacred, Dies at 81 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z

Comic plays on Broadway these days are generally either knockabout farces like “The Play That Goes Wrong” or repurposed stand-up routines like “Latin History for Morons.” Review: Look Up! It’s Amy Schumer in ‘Meteor Shower’ 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z

Temple is also a new story editor for the award-winning Amazon series “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” and is working on a new hour of stand-up. 6 Comedy Shows to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z

You cover a lot of topics in your stand-up — dating, finances, how your life has changed since “Insecure” — but your parents seem to be the theme you keep going back to. Yvonne Orji, the ‘Insecure’ Star, Returns Confidently to Stand-Up 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z

I was just getting to become a junkie and going a bit nuts, so I got thrown out and started doing stand-up comedy. Russell Brand, Jonah Hill talk 'Get Him to the Greek' 2010-05-26T23:17:00Z

Winters' outlandish riffing style and repertoire of madcap characters made him a leading stand-up performer in the late 1950s but the pressure of being on the road led to a mental breakdown in 1959. Manic comic Jonathan Winters dead at 87 2013-04-13T04:51:34Z

The comedian Pete Holmes grew up a dedicated Christian, and his spirituality is something he draws on often in his stand-up material and his HBO show, “Crashing,” which was recently renewed for a third season. Where Does Batman Hug the Joker? Ask Pete Holmes 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z

Erik Nelson, who produced “Into the Abyss,” among others, said the new voting rules are a step in the right direction, and he expressed admiration for Mr. Moore, whom he called a “stand-up guy.” Carpetbagger: Michael Moore on How the New Documentary Rules Will Work 2012-01-09T17:12:56Z

Kids ’N Comedy Zoom Camp 2020: A way to get sunshine just through laughs, this program for aspiring stand-up comics offers three two-week sessions in July and August for ages 10 to 18. Considering Camp? Bunkmates Are Out, but Creativity Reigns 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z

Schumer's comedy has come under criticism lately for what the Guardian called a "blind spot about race," and she recently apologized on Twitter for an old stand-up joke about Latino men. 'Trainwreck's' Amy Schumer is raunchy, funny and heartfelt 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z

He is not a singer or a dancer or a stand-up comic. Charlie Sheen and the vaguest shows on earth 2011-03-30T20:55:00Z

That was the longest I'd ever gone without doing stand-up since I started when I was 17, 18 years old because of COVID, there was nothing. "That's where I draw the line": David Cross has words for comics who moan about cancel culture 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z

In a statement, Hart, 44, noted that he had been performing stand-up since at least the inception of the award. Kevin Hart to Receive Mark Twain Prize for American Humor 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z

Cross is now doing stand-up for the first time in six years. Q&A with David Cross: Don’t ask him about ‘Arrested Development’ 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z

“At this time we are postponing the launch of the new stand-up comedy special Bill Cosby 77,” a Netflix spokesperson said in a statement. Netflix Postpones Bill Cosby Special 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z

Shows filled with stand-up sets get less respect than even soap operas. Why ‘Def Comedy Jam’ Gets No Respect 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z

It wasn’t long ago when it seemed ridiculous that a DVD rental company would dominate American stand-up. The Netflix Executives Who Bent Comedy to Their Will 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z

Crews is particularly funny as a not-so-tough tough guy, but all — from serious actors to stand-up comedians — get a chance to shine. 'Lottery Ticket': Comedy is richer with Bow Wow's performance 2010-08-19T21:02:00Z

Generally as a stand-up, no one talks to you about your act. Alan Davies gives the lowdown on stand-up comedy 2011-07-15T23:06:15Z

Cosby, now 73, is a towering figure in stand-up comedy, TV, and race relations -- by turns healing and divisive, wholesome and scandalous. "Pioneers of Television": The bloody, sexy rise of the American crime show 2011-02-01T15:02:00Z

After leaving the club, Schumer and her husband walked past a space that showcases stand-up and burlesque. Amy Schumer Doesn’t Care What You Think (That Much) 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z

It's a touching, affectionate piece to "a stand-up angel who won't back down". Guy Clark: My Favorite Picture of You – review 2013-07-27T23:05:10Z

The tour by the uniformed yeoman is perhaps best described as an educational stand-up comedy routine sprinkled with talk of beheadings. A $1,000 Day in London for $100 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z

If I don't do stand-up for two weeks, I get freaked out. Sarah Silverman's not kidding ... maybe 2011-03-24T16:26:00Z

Yes, she's extremely manipulative and cheeky, but she does believe in the rule of law and she will be a stand-up law enforcement person. “What is fair?”: Rosie Perez on the complexities of playing a federal prosecutor on "Your Honor" 2023-01-22T05:00:00Z

But that argument surfaces far less than the jokes do, taking up only about 35 minutes of the 85-minute show — a proportion that betrays its origins in stand-up. Review: A Jew and 16 ‘Nerf Nazis’ Meet Cute in ‘Just for Us’ 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z

Which is funny because I'm a stand-up, but I'm a slow honer. "There were weird silver linings": How Sarah Silverman worked through grief to still make us laugh 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z

At Round House, “I’ll Get You Back Again” is a world premiere by Sarah Gancher about a stand-up comedian roped into playing with her late father’s 1960s hippie band. Perspective | Will Tina Fey’s ‘Mean Girls’ rule onstage? 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z

Judd Apatow hadn’t performed stand-up comedy for more than 20 years when he approached the Comedy Cellar stage in New York in April of last year. Judd Apatow’s New Book Is a Love Letter to Stand-Up Comedy 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z

Friday's run-through found him playing the stand-up comic as easily as he played the learned Verdi scholar. Riccardo Muti, CSO take New York by storm with 3-hour 'Otello' 2011-04-16T13:47:00Z

They have become serial collaborators, ever since Robespierre identified something sensitive about Slate’s stand-up. Jenny Slate Wrote a Book-Shaped Thing. What Is It? 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z

Are you concerned that she might not have enough stage experience, other than stand-up? Wanda Sykes to Watch Over Orphans 2010-08-11T17:16:00Z

He also worked at stations in Boston, Texas and California before turning to stand-up comedy. Books of The Times: James Sullivan on George Carlin?s Life: ?Seven Dirty Words? 2010-07-08T22:02:00Z

Hannibal Buress is a US stand-up and former writer for 30 Rock and Saturday Night Live. Edinburgh fringe favourites on the dark side of comedy 2012-08-03T23:05:00Z

But in the past few years, the big white box on the Potomac has opened its venues to jazz in tandem with skateboarders, stand-up comics, dancers, painters and rappers. This Kennedy Center director is making performance art out of jazz. Can he bring fans along? 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z

The latest one has him doing stand-up comedy, which Smith describes as “the hardest thing in entertainment.” What’s on TV Thursday: ‘The Good Fight’ and ‘Shoplifters’ 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z

Known for his stand-up as well as the show “Totally Biased,” he’s cutting but oddly friendly in his delivery. “The first day of shooting was the day we went to the cross burning”: W. Kamau Bell on hanging out with the KKK and claiming his space with humor 2016-03-13T05:00:00Z

A former girlfriend encouraged him to try stand-up; he saw a show, he says, and waited another six months before he could work up the nerve to try it. After quitting his day job, comic has a new role: Building a comedy scene 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z

But nothing would be as devastating as not being able to do stand-up for some reason. "That's where I draw the line": David Cross has words for comics who moan about cancel culture 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z

Fortunately, for the young stand-up performers of Kids ’N Comedy, they’re also a source of humor. 8 Things to Do With Your Kids in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z

His opening monologue was a proper stand-up set that showcased his talent for dry, sardonic humor. Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller Drop By ‘S.N.L.’ to Help Skewer Michael Cohen 2018-04-15T04:00:00Z

In what is surprisingly Bradford’s first solo museum show in his native Los Angeles, the artist is unveiling a dozen new works, including an audio installation that riffs on the macho nature of stand-up comedy. Datebook: New works by Mark Bradford, street art temple, the end of men 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z

While continuing as a stand-up on stage and small screen, she developed a humorous musical act as the pianist Dame Illya Dillya, appearing from 1971 for 10 years with symphony orchestras across the US. Phyllis Diller 2012-08-21T17:39:18Z

Mars was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of the stand-up comic and radio star Sonny Mars. Kenneth Mars obituary 2011-02-15T18:47:58Z

This news cycle started with a stand-up routine, in which the allegations were reintroduced by comedian Hannibal Buress, who was performing in Cosby’s home town of Philadelphia. Bill Cosby was accused of rape eight years ago. Why is the story is going viral now?

What makes you want to have that be the focus of a book like this or your stand-up? "True equality is embracing mediocrity": Aparna Nancherla on imposter syndrome and fear of failure 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z

His Snapchat series for Comedy Central, “Swag-A-Saurus With James Davis,” on which he translated the latest in urban slang, was based on his monthly stand-up act, Urban Dictionary. Bridging the Racial Divide, One Joke at a Time 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z

The early evening was devoted to undiscovered stand-up comics with bizarre material. Cake Shop, a Club for New Music, Is Looking for Financing 2012-05-30T22:07:30Z

That was a struggle in writing the book, because I think with stand-up you get that immediate feedback. "True equality is embracing mediocrity": Aparna Nancherla on imposter syndrome and fear of failure 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z

Rather than delivering a bit shaped for that night’s program, Carlin performed segments of his stand-up routine. Watch the Very First Monologue From 'Saturday Night Live' 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z

Gone is the thankless stand-up comic who turned the term "warm-up act" into a burning at the stake. Charlie Sheen hits New York - but what IS the show? 2011-04-10T00:08:52Z

Even so, Tommy is the stand-up guy in this Down Under Western. Review | Two Australian boys seek revenge for their parents’ murder in this blood-soaked tale 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z

It's frustrating at the beginning but you can't cheat it; stage time is the most important thing for anyone that wants to get good at stand-up! The comedians' guide to the Edinburgh festival fringe 2011-07-29T23:04:00Z

You could go to astronaut school, and you can learn how to get in a rocket and go to the moon, but there’s no “getting a stand-up on ‘Saturday Night Live’ ” school. The God of ‘SNL’ Will See You Now 2013-08-22T11:53:25Z

While Williams became better known as an actor, stand-up was his entrée into life on stage. 10 of Robin Williams' Funniest Moments From Johnny Carson to His USO Tour 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z

I think I might have tittered at some of the hotels jokes you told when you stepped away from the monotonous letters to do more stand-up, but I doubt anyone heard me. What would a theater critic write to the creator of 'Letters From a Nut'? Well, let's start with ... 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z

In the early days of televised stand-up specials, HBO stood alone, but then along came Showtime and Comedy Central. 7 Things to Do This Weekend 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z

And it's odd how similar her approach to storytelling is to that of some stand-up comedians who string jokes and anecdotes together without any special regard for structure. Laurie Anderson's 'Dirtday!' digressed, but the audience dug it 2012-10-21T20:12:04Z

Nearby, Jack Britton, a university student and part time stand-up comic, handed out flyers for “Gagging for Attention,” a comedy show he performs with several other comedian friends. ArtsBeat: Postcard from Edinburgh: Spirits of Fringe Festivalgoers Remain Undampened 2011-08-08T15:10:53Z

Trouble-prone stand-up comic Katt Williams was again a no-show at his arraignment Wednesday morning in Seattle Municipal Court and a judge issued two warrants for Williams' arrest for failing to appear. Judge issues arrest warrants for no-show comedian Katt Williams 2012-12-13T04:35:04Z

Against the slap of an acoustic stand-up bass and rattle of a semi-hollow body guitar, her simultaneously sultry and smoky timbre bring the 1950s into the modern century. Lollapalooza Day 3: Rain, more rain, and a Foo Fighters finale 2011-08-08T05:32:00Z

Mr. Birbiglia made his name with the 2012 comedy “Sleepwalk With Me,” an adaptation of his one-man stage show about the rigors of touring on the stand-up comedy circuit. Review: ‘Don’t Think Twice’: Mike Birbiglia’s Smart Comedy 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z

From the bright stab of morning after a rough night to the merciless glare of the spotlight in a pitch-black comedy club, this knife-edged portrait of a struggling stand-up uses agony like a silent soundtrack. Movie Review: ‘Ape,’ by Joel Potrykus, Follows a Tortured Loser 2014-04-25T00:21:54Z

Better to soar in dreamy states than stumble in stand-up. Moves After Dark dancers turn the Grand Park fountain (and more) into a splashy stage 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z

Then they go to New Jersey so she can try a do-over of a stand-up show that bombed. What’s on TV Thursday 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z

It's officially described as "stand-up comedy, sit-down comedy, hanging comedy and more." John Keister: 'Almost Live!' shows remembered as 'a special treat' 2012-09-05T22:35:04Z

The set up: There is an argument that character isn't really stand-up comedy at all. Comedy gold: Steve Coogan's The Man Who Thinks He's It 2012-06-21T15:40:23Z

She was about to run through an afternoon technical rehearsal of the 90-minute production, a hybrid of stand-up, lecture and performance art that is scheduled to open Nov. 4. Kristina Wong’s Pandemic Story: Sewing With Her Aunties 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z

He saw a lot of parallels between how his own stand-up career started and how the lead character’s unfolds. Jimmy O. Yang’s Week: Watching Rom-Coms as ‘Homework’ 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z

In this and other stand-up specials he made over the years, Williams runs a marathon at a sprint. Robin Williams ran a comedy marathon at a sprint 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z

“Inside” is a tricky work that for all its boundary-crossing remains in the end a comedy in the spirit of neurotic, self-loathing stand-up. Bo Burnham’s ‘Inside’: A Comedy Special and an Inspired Experiment 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z

The 55-year-old is best known in the US as a stand-up comedian and for hosting the US and Canadian versions of Deal or No Deal. 2010-01-11T13:23:00Z

Nothing she hasn’t heard before as a veteran stand-up comedian. How Janeane Garofalo Knew 'Wet Hot American Summer' Was a Cult Hit 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z

Pauly Shore was signing autographs after a stand-up gig when the buxom, drunk brunette approached him. Once a 'rock star,' Pauly Shore rolls with the punch lines these days 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z

Subscribers will be able to compare the British and American versions of “The Office,” sample lots of stand-up and revisit favorites like “The Kids in the Hall” and “Fawlty Towers.” NBC’s Seeso Looks to Be Must-See TV 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z

Durning was a fan of Jimmy Cagney and after returning from harrowing service in World War Two he tried singing, dancing, and stand-up comedy. Character actor, World War Two hero Charles Durning dies at 89 2012-12-25T14:22:25Z

Actually like some of the content in his stand-up was very real to me and it resonated the same way your film did, so I would definitely put "Blindspotting" on that level. Daveed Diggs: “[Thomas] Jefferson would not f**k with Trump, period” 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z

In the 1990s, I tried my hand at stand-up comedy. Comedy Is Booming. I Can’t Wait for the Bust. 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z

Booster was kind enough to fit Salon in to his harried schedule, sitting down with us directly after a Writers Guild of America panel but right before performing two stand-up shows. Joel Kim Booster on his radically transparent comedy, critiques and "the Bechdel test of it all" 2022-06-25T04:00:00Z

Later, when he hears her use his declining body as fodder for her stand-up routine, the camera braces with him for the impact of the crowd’s laughter. Review: For an Aging Actor, Another Chance to Be ‘The Hero’ 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z

Mr. Cave is marketing it directly to fans through thesickbagsong.com, an approach that has worked with music for bands like Radiohead and video downloads for the stand-up comedian Louis C.K. Nick Cave’s ‘The Sick Bag Song,’ an Epic Poem Composed on Tour 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z

Netflix may try to transcend the old categories, but now that it’s the biggest and most influential stand-up platform, it’s become a subject of intense scrutiny about issues of representation and pay equity. The Netflix Executives Who Bent Comedy to Their Will 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z

Playing Molly was the first major acting role for Orji, a stand-up comedian. ‘Insecure’ Broke Ground by Embracing Imperfection 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z

DeJon, who D.J.s “The Take Over” on Saturday afternoons on 103.9 FM, presides over this stand-up soiree in Brooklyn. 5 Comedy Shows to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z

The book is a welcome addendum to Nesteroff’s critically acclaimed history of American stand-up comedy, “The Comedians,” which was published in 2015. From Charlie Hill to the 1491s, ‘We Had a Little Real Estate Problem’ gives Native American comedians their due 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z

“Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain” essentially repackages one of the comedian’s sold-out stand-up sets at Madison Square Garden, so there’s an understandable compulsion to want to dislike the movie. ‘Kevin Hart’: Comedian’s fast-paced, funny explanations 2013-07-03T00:31:06Z

If you watch a lot of stand-up and want something that feels like leveling up, watch this. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z

After all, future history — which is to say today’s news — is now regularly processed and packaged as fodder for the stand-up comedian in all of us. Theatrical Stumbles of Historic Proportions 2010-12-10T16:02:00Z

It was a touching and sincere homage to two of stand-up comedy’s most influential performers, and Ross found a way to bring humor to the moment. Big comedy names get big laughs at Oddball Festival | Review 2014-09-06T04:00:00Z

At the same time, this is a show about nearly any black family, stand-up sons notwithstanding. “The Carmichael Show’s” definitive take on Bill Cosby’s legacy: How Jerrod Carmichael became the most important comedian in America 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z

The most significant shift in her stand-up is one of perspective. Review: As Amy Schumer Evolves, So Does Her Arena Show 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z

After Einbinder started performing stand-up, Newman, herself known for comic characters like a prototypical valley girl, encouraged her to do more. Hannah Einbinder: Portrait of a Young Comic on the Cusp 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z

The comedian Jerrod Carmichael digs deep in a new special that winds up being a monologue about the burdens of family secrets much more than a traditional stand-up set. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z

Onstage, he’s an intense stand-up who mixes observational comedy with sharp political views. Comedy Listings for April 17-22 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z

But in 1978, Time magazine claimed that 80 percent of all stand-up comedians in the United States were Jewish. Why Are Jews Funny? 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z

Here are their suggestions on how to try biking, hiking, rock climbing, running, stand-up paddling and yoga as a family. Six options for family fitness, from rock-climbing to yoga

This might make Hart the first female stand-up to play there, but from the upper tiers one will barely be able to see her fall over except on the video screens. Comedy at the O2 is no laughing matter 2013-01-09T13:15:36Z

A chatty guy with a puckish smile, Mr. Manly occasionally performs what he calls “stand-up Irish comedy” at assisted living facilities. How Red Wing Became William F. Buckley Jr.'s Favorite Peanut Butter 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z

In her stand-up, Wanda Sykes periodically argues with the roll of fat around her stomach, which she calls Esther, after Esther Rolle, the actress who played the mom in “Good Times.” Wanda Sykes: If Only You Knew Her Stand-Up Work Better 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z

I’m watching British stand-up comedy — East End guys — and I’m also listening to a lot of music, like Billy Bragg. Lin-Manuel Miranda Was Talking to Meryl Streep the Other Day 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z

Street comedy, a subgenre of some legend, was all but dead when the pandemic pushed stand-up outdoors. Best Comedy of 2020 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z

Peppiatt says he expects to present "a daring mixture of live stand-up and outrageous video content" in order to "mercilessly dissect" his former trade. Peppiatt, a real rogue reporter, to star in one-man show 2012-05-17T08:09:45Z

Share with people what it was like going to a place to do stand-up with no history of stand-up comedy. Maz Jobrani doesn't miss Trump jokes: He wasn't just bad for America, he was bad for comedy 2021-01-30T05:00:00Z

Ferrell would eventually exit "SNL" and launch a very successful movie career, while Galifianakis continued with stand-up and various projects before "The Hangover," too, made him one of the most sought-after comics in Hollywood. In election year, a Ferrell-Galifianakis ticket 2012-08-06T16:57:11Z

He seldom uses current events as fodder for his stand-up act, and he doesn’t want his news from a late-night host. Norm Macdonald’s Talk-Show Plan: No Monologue, No Band, No Political Commentary 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z

The TV show, produced by Judd Apatow, is based on Mr. Holmes’s own life as a young comedian, beginning a stand-up career while going through a divorce. Comedy in NYC This Week 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z

So stand-up wise, yes, every comedian does at some point. Jena Friedman's "Soft Focus": Dark feminist comedy, aimed at young men 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z

But the effect is less reminiscent of Swiftian satire than of throwaway television comedies like “Mock the Week,” in which headlines are transformed into punchlines on the spot by a panel of stand-up improvisers. Richard Bean’s ‘Great Britain’ Opens at the National 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z

This stand-up is as cuddly as a teddy bear, though he voices a fuzzy giraffe-looking creature in the “Trolls” series of movies and shorts based on the popular dolls. 5 Comedy Shows to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z

But to do a stand-up comedy performance seems odd. Jim Gaffigan on Performing Stand-Up for Pope Francis 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z

Curtis’ ultimate decision not to book C.K. was because of his lack of showing growth over his sexual misconduct in recent stand-up sets. Why are comedy clubs still booking Louis C.K.? Comedy Works CEO gets honest about the conflict 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z

Mr. Davis is a stand-up comedian and a writer for various awards shows on the BET network. Critic?s Notebook: Prez N the Hood: A Hip-Hop Parody Stirs Up Issues 2010-10-25T22:56:00Z

Doing stand-up in its purest form is still something I love, but it’s not something I always get to do now because it’s hard to go into the clubs. Leslie Jones Gets Revved Up by Vinyl, Live Tweeting and ‘Euphoria’ 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z

Seeing a local stand-up on the verge of their big transition to the comedy world’s idea of mainstream success is one of the joys of shows like Minority Retort. What to see this week: comedians of color, Clyde Petersen’s vision of the Northwest and DIY art 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z

Noah's third Netflix stand-up special, called "I Wish You Would," is more lighthearted in nature than his usual segments on "The Daily Show." What's new on Netflix in November, from "The Crown" and "Blockbuster" to "Wednesday" 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z

Gadsby, like many women, is done hiding her anger, and in “Nanette” she bends the bounds of stand-up to accommodate it. The Comedian Forcing Stand-Up to Confront the #MeToo Era 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z

Years ago, the comedian Bill Hicks began one of his stand-up specials with a video of himself riding a white horse and wearing a cowboy hat while talking about fighting corruption and evil. Bill Hicks, Revived on Video to Jar Viewers Out of Apathy 2015-04-26T04:00:00Z

Is he a stand-up guy or his grandmother’s pawn? You’re Going to Want to Join this Odyssey Through Postwar Japan 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z

But reviewing movies is a lot more like performing stand-up comedy than like delivering a philosophy lecture. Movie critics: Shut up already! 2010-04-15T19:55:00Z

Her stand-up shows attracted the attention of producers at “Late Night,” where Mr. Meyers hired her when he became its host in 2014. Michelle Wolf’s Next Gig Is Hard Work: Making Washington Laugh 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z

Then I switched agencies and my new agent told me my stand-up could be a TV show. “These kids are really rich AND they get to fly”: Cristela Alonzo on “Peter Pan,” her immigrant upbringing, and being a Latina in the TV biz 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z

Helms: I remember when I was doing stand-up, comedians were tailoring their acts to be "show ready." Sitcom stars get serious about comedy 2010-06-08T06:44:00Z

Long before Gadsby integrated art history and feminist critique into formally tricky stand-up routines, comedians had to wear their intelligence lightly. There’s No Dave Chappelle or Hannah Gadsby Without Mort Sahl 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z

Having long been retired from stand-up, he'll be making a more sedate appearance to deliver readings from his forthcoming memoir, Stalin Ate My Homework. This week's new live comedy 2010-07-09T23:06:00Z

Neel Nanda headlines the first installment in what promises to be an ongoing source of essential stand-up. Seattle-area music and nightlife events, Jan. 11-17: Minority Retort, Shelby Earl and more 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z

In a country of less than 350,000 citizens that now sees over a million tourists per year, stand-up comedy, or “Uppistand,” is emerging as a subculture of live entertainment in Reykjavik, its capital. Laughter Under the Midnight Sun 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z

She had been doing stand-up for a couple of years, typically in vests, jeans and a T-shirt. Give Phoebe Robinson the Title She Deserves: Boss 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z

And the producer Carole Montgomery aims to spread the word by filming this stand-up showcase for television. 6 Comedy Shows to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z

She has an obvious flair for comic timing but is equally determined to pursue her own wildly distinctive brand of solo stand-up. This week's new comedy 2012-02-11T00:05:00Z

Like his compatriot and fellow stand-up comic Nicholas McGegan last January, Manze introduced the various works with a wit that had the audience eating out of his hand before he even started to conduct. Concert review: SSO, with Manze, presents great English music, played right 2010-05-07T17:26:00Z

Once onstage, something switched in him — maybe it was his experience as a stand-up comedian and incessant practice — and he exuded confidence. American University’s Laughter Lab is an incubator for marginalized comedians 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z

This is the first book by Mr. Ansari, a stand-up comedian best known for playing Tom Haverford, a hopeless Lothario and jauntily deluded entrepreneur, on the late, great television show “Parks and Recreation.” Review: Aziz Ansari’s ‘Modern Romance’ Explores Dating in the Digital Age 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z

His innovative live shows merge stand-up with his own art and data-analysis. The quantification of controversy: are women funnier than men? 2012-06-19T11:05:00Z

This night of self-described “female resistance comedy” debuted in January 2018 and features stand-up from and for not only women, but also those who do not identify with the gender binary. 5 Comedy Shows to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z

While the origins of the use of Karen as a pejorative are unclear, Insider reports that many people seem to credit it to a 2005 joke from stand-up comedian Dane Cook. Fewer babies named Karen than ever before 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z

She's a good-looking girl with the beginnings of a TV career and a growing stand-up profile to match. This week's new live comedy 2012-07-13T23:11:28Z

The 2012 stand-up set that made her a star focused on her cancer diagnosis, and her work since then has included the Amazon series “One Mississippi,” a comedy about grief. Tig Notaro’s ‘Drawn’ Explores Strange New Worlds: Animated Ones 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z

If followers do react, though — with retweets, “favorites,” or “likes” on Facebook, to which his Twitter feed is linked — Mr. Glaser will drop the line into his stand-up material. Arts & Leisure: TV Comedy Writers on Twitter 2011-11-03T16:28:50Z

Unlike other actors or speakers, stand-up comics must tape their sets and listen to them over and over again, gauging the reaction of the crowd from moment to moment. So, college “p.c. culture” stifles comedy? Ever hear a comedian sh*t on the American Dream at a Wal-Mart shareholders meeting? 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z

"In stand-up, we quite often don't ever go to the old hits," she told me on "Salon Talks." "If they shout at me, I'll shout back": Eddie Izzard talks comedy, transphobia and taking a stand 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z

The comedian Whitney Cummings is used to being on the road, starting back when she regularly visited 80 cities a year to perform stand-up comedy. What Whitney Cummings Can’t Travel Without 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z

Taylor said there are only four clubs in France that follow the English-speaking stand-up tradition, with a lineup of several comedians each night. Exploring the Diversity, and Precariousness, of French Stand-Up 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z

He’s not doing much different from what he’s always done: continuing his his web-based series for car aficionados, “Jay Leno’s Garage” and performing stand-up around the country. Jay Leno, next “Last Comic Standing” mentor, is nailing this retirement thing 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z

He instigated the beginning of a song with a stand-up stream-of-consciousness monologue around the word “intro.” Music Review: Stefano Bollani Trio at Birdland 2013-06-07T21:19:49Z

“Here’s a woman, a real pioneer for other women looking for careers in stand-up comedy,” he said. Watch Conan O’Brien's Moving Tribute to Joan Rivers 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z

"To me," she says, "it's very hard for anybody to be funny, especially in the scope of stand-up comedy." Margaret Cho's message to drag show haters: "Take equal rights like a man" 2023-03-04T05:00:00Z

Get up in front of all these people and do stand-up having never done comedy at all. Rachel Brosnahan thought she was bad at comedy until "Maisel" came along 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z

He elicits from his cast the kind of freedom usually reserved for stand-up acts and comic cabarets without diminishing the integrity and ambition of the playwriting. 'Barbecue' at the Geffen finds a ferociously funny way into the subject of race and identity 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z

Earlier this month, he apologized for a homophobic rant made during a stand-up routine in Nashville. Tracy Morgan's latest jokes offend the disabled 2011-06-30T16:39:09Z

While she has discussed it in her sets as an amateur stand-up comic, participating in Date Lab is, she says, the “most out thing” she’s done yet. Date Lab: They talked about cats, Gettysburg and Pussy Riot 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z

You won’t see the same-old premises and punch lines at this stand-up showcase, at least not without drinking yourself silly, too. 5 Comedy Shows to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z

The building on 55th Street hosts about 175 events a year, including stand-up comedy shows, concerts, a film festival and the club's famous roasts, in which comedians pepper a celebrity with good-natured insults. NYC's Friars Club unhappy about blasting plans 2011-10-24T16:39:06Z

Sure, he's going to strike a particular chord with those of his own age, but there's a playfully mischievous spirit about Deacon's stand-up that should resonate with everyone. This week's new live comedy 2013-06-22T05:00:18Z

His new show, “Everything Handed to You,” is a more personal hour of stand-up and storytelling. Comedy Listings for Nov. 13-19 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z

The music can feel ragged and impulsive, but turns out to be as well-timed as the best stand-up comedy. Cult favorite John Lurie is back, with an old alter ego 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z

"The fact that people are this focused on stand-up comedians' words is a little weird," Quinn told me. Colin Quinn on why PC culture ruins comedy: "Comedy's never positive" 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z

A tile in the stand-up shower was embossed with this tutorial on ecology: “Save Water. Shower Together.” In Belgium, Lessons in Edgy Design (and Italian) 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z

It has so far seen 51-year old Izzard appear in Latvia, Estonia, Croatia, Serbia, Turkey, Austria, Germany and Scandinavia – places that have rarely hosted a British stand-up comedian. Comedy without borders: Eddie Izzard and the language of standup 2013-04-24T11:00:05Z

She also does plenty of stand-up, both in L.A. and New York. Weird and cool 'Touching the Art' series heads to Art Basel 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z

Gervais’s stand-up act can be difficult to reconcile with his TV work. Ricky Gervais Would Like to Non-Apologize 2012-01-11T15:17:22Z

The status quo has remained where elements could have been refreshed ,and Oliver's stand-up ability capitalised on. Have you been watching... The Daily Show with John Oliver? 2013-07-25T11:17:08Z

Dennison, another former stand-up, and his wife, who comanages Laughs, have also held classes for comedy writers and workshops for female comedians. A stand-up roundup: Comedy clubs in Seattle and on the Eastside 2010-03-18T20:59:00Z

Koren set up the Gilded Balloon in 1986 and in her third year went on to establish the So You Think You're Funny? talent show, devoted to finding the new faces of stand-up comedy. Edinburgh Fringe venues fight over who really launched star comedians' careers 2010-08-07T23:05:00Z

And every episode opens with him doing stand-up in a club. New Sitcom Tries Old Form: Laughs Allowed 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z

How many dates a year are you doing for stand-up? Bob Newhart on his groundbreaking sitcom: “We were taking the stigma off psychiatrists and psychologists” 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z

“But a great piece of stand-up can live a long life.” Jerry Seinfeld digs into 45 years of his jokes for new book 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z

The architectural aesthetics most conducive to live stand-up comedy — low ceilings, cramped quarters — are also the most hazardous during a pandemic. 8 Things to Do This Fourth of July Weekend 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z

This kind of distance is a peculiar thing to be working through via stand-up comedy. For these vets, making people laugh is the best medicine 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z

In jean shorts and tights, she inched stand-up closer to the eccentric solo show, where a sharply honed point of view mattered more than accessible setups and hard punch lines. Janeane Garofalo Never Sold Out. What a Relief. 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z

One of the most exciting talents to emerge from this boom is Matt Parker, who describes himself as a "stand-up mathematician", and is capable of generating big laughs using the deceptively simple power of numbers. This week's new live comedy 2012-12-01T00:06:03Z

It featured six new plays, a dance piece, musicians, a stand-up comedian and a puppeteer, among other performers. Up Close and Personal: Theater for Audiences of One 2010-07-27T16:43:00Z

The 48-year-old initially rationalized the cost of the episodes by making up the cost on a stand-up tour. 'Horace and Pete' Put Louis C.K. in Debt 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z

The profile brought to light that Minhaj conjured up lies surrounding some true or some completely false stories for his Netflix stand-up specials. "The View:" Whoopi Goldberg defends Hasan Minhaj’s comedy fabrications 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z

After graduating, he spent two years writing for TV sketch shows and attempting stand-up: the latter, it scarcely needs saying, went badly. Richard Ayoade: Mr Modest 2011-01-15T00:03:59Z

At the end of the cultural and political tumult called the 1960s, five major African American stand-up comics were poised to achieve crossover greatness. Book review: ‘Becoming Richard Pryor,’ by Scott Saul 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z

Until she became a mother, she was a regular on the Los Angeles stand-up comedy circuit. ‘Janeane From Des Moines,’ Mock Documentary, Hits the Right 2012-09-30T16:51:30Z

Growing up in Boston, the child of a professor of biomedical engineering and a real estate lawyer, Edelman, who has a slight build and floppy hair, has been doing stand-up since he was a teenager. A Comic With Many Questions About Jews and Whiteness 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z

To me, it's very hard for anybody to be funny, especially in the scope of stand-up comedy. Margaret Cho's message to drag show haters: "Take equal rights like a man" 2023-03-04T05:00:00Z

"There's a book I need to write. There's a stand-up special I need to shoot and there's a late night show that I need to host." "I need to host": Roy Wood Jr. talks "The Daily Show" and why late-night TV needs change 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z

He had been dabbling in stand-up as a side project since he was 18, and it felt like a welcome break from the pressures of trying to make it in music. James Acaster Finds His Way Back to Music 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z

Just as stand-up comedy has evolved as an art form since its 19th century beginnings, so too have the ethics and repercussions of poaching other peoples’ material. So a thief walks into a comedy club: Trevor Noah, Louis C.K. and the war over plagiarized punch-lines 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z

The Welsh stand-up tries working on a dairy farm. Tonight's TV highlights: Three In A Bed 2011-03-30T23:05:01Z

Harris Mayersohn hosts this monthly variety show, which features stand-up, sketch comedy, videos and more. Comedy in NYC This Week 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z

He also continued to perform stand-up specials on TV, including arguably his most iconic, "An Evening at the Met," which aired in 1986. Robin Williams: The comic's TV legacy from 'Mork' to present day 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z

For all the cynicism and profanity of his stand-up act, there's a strong sense of personal morality that comes through, too. Offensive charm 2011-03-19T00:04:00Z

A career in stand-up comedy, he warns her, is something that, “like cancer and God,” ought not to exist. Review | Yes, she’s a little too on-the-nose, but ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ earns her title 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z

That this ticket was for a stand-up show by a dyspeptic overweight fiftysomething who's spent most of his career failing and now spends most of his act talking about it only made it more unusual. Eddie Pepitone: 'I'm just another clown on the bus like you' 2013-04-13T05:00:00Z

"I wouldn't call it stand-up," he says of his Edinburgh show. John Lloyd makes Edinburgh debut 2013-07-26T07:03:01Z

With the glide of a masterful stand-up comic and the depth of a seasoned historian, Orange rifles through our national storehouse of atrocities and slurs, alluding to figures from Col. Review | What does it mean to be Native American? A new novel offers a bracing answer. 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z

A California school brought in stand-up desks only, with no chairs. Second-graders ditch their desks in active learning experiment 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z

In recent months, Seinfeld has been touring the U.S. with his stand-up act. Jerry Seinfeld bringing comedy shtick to Hollywood's Pantages in October 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z

He only learned that lesson after becoming a success, first as a writer, then as a stand-up comic and finally as a filmmaker. ‘You know, I’m never happy’: Woody Allen discusses new ‘Magic in the Moonlight’

"I have learned as a stand-up it's much better for acting to go the way of someone that has improv training and pay attention to that," says Galifianakis. In election year, a Ferrell-Galifianakis ticket 2012-08-06T16:57:11Z

I think they relish that, and take pride in that on some level – at least, from what little I’ve seen and understand about people that do stand-up. Sam Elliott: 'My security comes from the fact I've never done a job for money' 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z

The new version is a more conventional, if unvarnished, stand-up production, but it also may be truer to the experience of the concert. Chris Rock Re-edits a Special, and the Result Is Fascinating 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z

A stand-up comedian, Ms. Wasserman, 48, might have performed three nights a week at a comedy club, or be booked out of town on a weekend. What It’s Like Self-Isolating in a Studio Apartment 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z

Stewart Lee is a stand-up comedian and writer. Stewart Lee: my life on the shelf 2010-07-31T23:07:00Z

Mr. Seinfeld remains one of the most respected and adored comedians of all time, having virtually invented modern observational comedy during the stand-up boom of the 1980s. Comedy in NYC This Week 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z

Which explains why some of the funniest new stand-up available is in debuts by seasoned performers with honed acts. 4 Comedy Specials to Watch: Seasoned Stand-Ups Making Debuts 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z

In khakis, a hoodie and a leather jacket, he looked more like a stand-up comic or indie-film director than the fake news anchor who holds court on Comedy Central. What's Next for Jon Stewart? Blogging. Or Maybe Not. 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z

Marcel Duchamp and his urinal were the original stand-up act, and Magritte was good for some laughs. Fischli and Weiss: Anarchy at the Guggenheim 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z

“My aunt, who was in charge of casting, told my dad about a comedian doing stand-up on the street corner with a hat that people put money in,” Marshall continues. “Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind”: 10 things we learned from new doc 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z

Siddiq financed his own stand-up, "The Domino Effect," which received over 9 million views on YouTube. "Comics are not covered like other artists": How Ali Siddiq changed the system to own his jokes 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z

Female comics today like Kathy Griffin and Sarah Silverman are not as self-deprecating as Ms. Rivers and other female pioneers who were considered freakish just for daring to do stand-up. Joan Rivers Could Never Stop Working 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z

A new stand-up tour, titled “Sap,” will debut this fall in Britain and delve into “how we make sense of how bad everything seems all the time and stay afloat,” Martin told me. Mae Martin Embraces Ambiguity in ‘Feel Good,’ and in Life 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z

Lisa: He likes to do stand-up comedy, which is a really cool hobby. Turns out, moonshine and dead presidents make for good conversation. 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z

The veteran stand-up, who is 52, plays a firefighter with a temper, a horseshoe mustache and a personal history he hides from Tomei, who plays Davidson’s long-suffering mother. Pete Davidson’s personal life always overshadowed his career. So he turned it into a movie. 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z

And it was her 1965 appearance on "The Tonight Show" that shot her fledgling stand-up career to star status. Joan Rivers had a rocky history with 'The Tonight Show' 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z

“I found when I came to Los Angeles to do more stand-up comedy that people wanted me to do other things, which I really didn’t want to.” Norm Macdonald, ‘Saturday Night Live’ Comedian, Dies at 61 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z

Featuring a violin, mandolin, cello, drums and stand-up bass, Miracles Of Modern Science sound familiar, but at the same time highlight talents becoming rarer and rarer to find in modern music. March's best music from across the MAP 2013-04-02T15:55:27Z

We celebrate our stand-up comics, we adore our TV sitcoms, and we export our comic movies, but for some reason our funny novels must subsist on a diet of thin praise. Perspective | Finally, a comic novel gets a Pulitzer Prize. It’s about time. 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z

For all of his experiences, Andre still regards stand-up — the format he began with when he started in comedy — as perilous and he returned to it for that sensation of jeopardy. Eric Andre Isn’t a Prankster, He’s a ‘Benevolent Attacker’ 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z

She and I participated in group conversations, where I found out about her interests in music, poetry, anthropology, and stand-up. The sacrilegious love affair I couldn’t resist 2014-02-02T00:00:00Z

The book recycles pieces of Mr. Macdonald’s stand-up, like his claim that he was in “great shape” as an infant. Norm Macdonald’s Often Funny, Always Fabulist ‘Based on a True Story’ 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z

I don't really like watching my stand-up in any sort of recorded form, because it just feels very different. Joel Kim Booster on his radically transparent comedy, critiques and "the Bechdel test of it all" 2022-06-25T04:00:00Z

As an authentic stand-up, you make up your best, or at least your funniest, version of yourself. For these vets, making people laugh is the best medicine 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z

Then he lived on the stand-up money and banked the "Tonight Show" checks. Jay Leno here to tell jokes at Snoqualmie Casino 2012-05-27T10:35:14Z

Photograph: REX Truth is, Reynolds never quite abandoned the stand-up. Ryan Reynolds: from buff buffoon to Hollywood heavyweight 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z

Early in his career, Rogen said, older stand-up comics and people he met when he first started in television at age 16 provided the motivation he needed to stay in the business. Seth Rogen, Tony Hale and Jordan Peele will perform short plays written by fifth-graders 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z

Allen ploughed a lone – and lonely – furrow on the stand-up circuit, largely resistant to the comic trends of his day, but was nevertheless hugely influential, not least on the alternative comedy scene of the 1980s. Catch-up TV guide: from Mad Dogs to The United States Of Television: America In Primetime 2013-05-04T04:59:01Z

Your humble host pulls double duty with the season premiere of "Real Time With Bill Maher" followed by the stand-up special "Bill Maher: Live From D.C." TV This Week Sept. 7 - 13: 'Boardwalk Empire' on HBO 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z

That's the best compliment I could ever get because stand-up is my favorite thing to do. "Canceling is relative": Michael Che on his comedy boundaries & why he's not leaving "SNL" just yet 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z

“Over the subsequent years I’ve appeared in front of tens of thousands of people in a concertlike setting in which I would do, in essence, stand-up — anecdotes, stories, answers and questions,” he said. ?Shatner?s World: We Just Live in It? Heads to Broadway 2012-02-14T16:41:40Z

In the States, cultural differences and racial tensions are a massive part of the stand-up agenda. Comedy picks of the week 2010-04-30T23:16:00Z

But stand-up comedy is also revealing of character in an intimate way. Have You Heard the One About the Angsty Comic? Yes, Too Often 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z

But you can learn more about the reason he left from his stand-up. Trevor Noah’s Optimism Set His Version of ‘The Daily Show’ Apart 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z

“The last philosophers” is the label Chris Rock bestows on stand-up comedians in Paul Toogood and Lloyd Stanton’s documentary “Dying Laughing.” Review: ‘Dying Laughing,’ About Bombing Onstage, or, Conversely, Killing 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z

She told some good jokes, but the best parts of this roughly 10-minute set were the riffing and the swagger that make live stand-up the most exciting art in the city. Comedy Highlights of 2017 2017-12-25T05:00:00Z

You might think you understand what that means, since gallows humor and painful twists are the meat and potatoes of many a stand-up performer's routine. Ms. Pat on embracing life's darkness and friend Joe Rogan using the n-word: "We all make mistakes" 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z

But as stand-up comedy boomed here in recent years, a younger generation of black performers began incorporating their personal experiences. For Trevor Noah, a Comic Sensibility Shaped by the Scars of Apartheid 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z

The way that I got good at stand-up was in front of a crowd, every single time. "I'm actually not freezing my eggs": Nikki Glaser opens up about comedy, fertility and oversharing 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z

Which, this being August, reminded me of a Mulaney stand-up bit about seeing a wheelchair by the side of the road, hoping that a miracle had occurred, but guessing not. Comedian John Mulaney is the throwback kid 2014-10-04T04:00:00Z

Performers for this edition include the delightfully surreal Jo Firestone and the sharp political stand-up Jordan Carlos. Comedy in NYC This Week 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z

“To me, no material sounds more interesting and a little more dangerous,” said Mr. Barry, a veteran stand-up with a deceptively laid-back and laconic stage presence. Todd Barry’s Film Debuts on His Friend’s Website 2014-03-21T12:00:02Z

Most of her stand-up focused on drawing distinctions between the person she seems to be on television and the person she is in real life. In a Stand-Up Act, Leslie Jones Finds the Humor in Being Hacked 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z

Mr. Barnett is the quintessential example of that most romantic figure in comedy: the hilarious stand-up who never quite got his due. Catch Charlie Barnett and Other Rising Stand-Up Stars Who Never Hit the Top 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z

Last week, on the 50th anniversary of Lenny Bruce’s death, a small crowd gathered at the New York Society for Ethical Culture on the Upper West Side of Manhattan to watch videos of his stand-up. Lenny Bruce Shattered Taboos, but Was He Funny? 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z

When Stormy Daniels announced her first gig as a stand-up comic in March, some comedians recoiled. Stormy Daniels Isn’t the First Sex Worker to Go Into Comedy 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z

The 31-year-old son of Indian immigrants spent his time in Seattle working at an immigrant rights organization while moonlighting as a stand-up comic. Seattle: birthplace of Hari Kondabolu’s comedy career 2014-03-21T20:26:10Z

As stand-up comedy becomes an increasingly global phenomenon, international stars are starting to emerge, like the South African Trevor Noah, who played to huge audiences in Africa before taking over “The Daily Show.” Gad Elmaleh: Talking Funny in French and English 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z

I'm a comedy fan, so is my husband, we see a lot of stand-up. Frankie Boyle 2010-04-08T15:24:00Z

Watts doesn't seem interested in mocking the conventions of stand-up: it's more that he's cheerfully unaware that they exist. This week's new comedy 2010-07-23T23:06:00Z

But in stand-up, that perspective shifted, particularly after the police beating of Rodney King and the subsequent protests in the 1990s. How Richard Pryor Changed the Way Comedy Sees Police Brutality 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z

Adam Ferrara, 44, is the quick-witted stand-up comic and guy's guy with an appreciation for cars and an X chromosome that makes him game for experimentation. 'Top Gear' puts an American spin on its fast show 2010-11-20T00:47:00Z

I’ll usually try and find a comedy show or stand-up night when I’m in a new city. When Andrew Koji Isn’t Fighting Onscreen, He’s Memorizing a Poem 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z

As a stand-up comedian, he appeared on “Comic View,” “Def Comedy Jam” and “Showtime at the Apollo.” Reynaldo Rey, 75, Actor and Comedian, Is Dead 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z

This comedian released her latest stand-up album, “Kill Me Now,” this month. 5 Comedy Shows to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z

One of the most delightfully unexpected twists of the 2010s was watching Ray Romano, too often dismissed as just another stand-up turned family-sitcom star, develop into a dramatic actor of genuine weight and skill. ‘99 Homes,’ ‘Paddleton’ and More Streaming Gems 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z

In 2007 a brilliant stand-up gig was staged in my lounge. Comedy at the O2 is no laughing matter 2013-01-09T13:15:36Z

His stand-up career flourished and Oliver began meeting some of his comedy heroes. An Englishman in New York 2011-07-23T23:04:11Z

Mecci has ambitions to create a Blue Man Group-like franchise, but he also said hypnosis could unlock other creative pursuits, like stand-up or theater. You Are Getting Sleepy. When You Wake Up, You Will Be an Improv Star. 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z

Ben Arnold If those roving cameras are to be trusted, there were considerably more young women than men in the audience at London's Apollo Theatre the night this stand-up set was recorded. TV highlights 26/07/2013 2013-07-26T06:00:02Z

Shore never stopped hustling, making his own films, doing stand-up and hosting a podcast. "If you get Pauly Shore, you get all of Pauly Shore": The joyful return of The Weasel 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z

Since moving from acting and stand-up comedy to crime writing with his 2001 debut Sleepyhead, Billingham has written 11 novels, which have met with both commercial and critical success. A life in writing: Mark Billingham 2012-08-03T21:55:08Z

The best thing that's happened to me is stand-up, but it also kinda haunts me because people want that stand-up persona in everything I do. Yeah, he said it 2010-05-28T23:04:00Z

In comedy clubs, with no studio or television executives looking over their shoulders, stand-up comics may still make biting jokes off the news of the day. 'Interview' fallout no laughing matter in comedy world 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z

And you realize how bizarrely close what she’s saying here is to the stuff of traditional stand-up acts. | 'The Truth: A Tragedy': Cynthia Hopkins Excavates Her Father?s Life 2010-05-14T04:08:00Z

In today’s booming and diverse comedy scene, act-outs appear increasingly in vogue, partly because stand-up is filling more and more theaters, arenas and other big rooms these days. Comedians Like Sebastian Maniscalco Act Out Their Humor 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z

Comedians celebrate the 25th anniversary of Def Comedy Jam, the long-running stand-up series that started the careers of many African-American comics. What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘Law & Order True Crime’ and ‘Difficult People’ 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z

In this stand-up set, we see a woman who has risen above life’s trials. What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘Tig Notaro: Happy to Be Here’ and ‘Beerland’ 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z

Along with his strangely endearing stand-up act, the comedian found his mightiest platform through his years as a guest on “The Howard Stern Show.” Only Gilbert Gottfried Could Be So Dirty and So Heartbreaking 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z

Much to the chagrin of his father, who apparently wishes his son became a scientist, Mr. Yang instead pursued stand-up and acting. 6 Comedy Shows to Catch in NYC This Weekend 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z

That kind of thoroughness, which I think is pretty important for any type of field really, but I think for stand-up it's really important, but also for acting. Jim Gaffigan’s second act is much richer than his Hot Pockets persona 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z

Early on when "Silicon Valley" just started, when my career just started, I started as a stand-up like 10 years ago. "I'd play the s**t out of George Washington": Jimmy O. Yang talks representation & his Amazon debut 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z

In this case, it’s the premise of a South African Netflix comedy, “Catching Feelings,” written and directed by and starring Kagiso Lediga, a popular stand-up comedian and television performer in his country. In ‘Set It Up’ and 2 Other Netflix Comedies, No One Emerges Unscathed 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z

I learned the importance of community - I was constantly going to play readings, stand-up nights, improv nights. ArtsBeat: Elizabeth Meriwether Answers Your 'New Girl' Questions 2013-02-05T16:00:20Z

Canadian stand-up Tony Law is known for his surreal, rambling comedy monologues. Glastonbury: 11 acts to watch 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z

With his comforting, friendly and often neighborly vocal tone, Oswalt is also a regular voice actor and stand-up comedian. A Minute With: Patton Oswalt on Spirit Awards and playing host 2014-02-26T21:29:28Z

Bris Farley, head writer on the Late Late Show with James Corden, tweeted: “Louis CK being ‘banished’ from stand-up comedy wasn’t some kind of petty punishment, it was a workplace safety issue.” Louis CK performs first standup set since sexual misconduct allegations 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z

There was “School of Rock,” the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, which Mr. Faizon said disappointed them “because we thought it was Chris Rock doing his stand-up seminar.” Nick Kroll and John Mulaney Kvetch Their Way to Broadway 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z

He first got into show business as a stand-up comedian, playing clubs in London's West End including the legendary Stork Room. 'Family Feud' TV host Richard Dawson dies at 79 2012-06-03T15:54:05Z

"The whole idea was, how do you turn the giant appeal of his stand-up into a full movie? What would the Chris Rock opus be?" Chris Rock is just being his biting, brazen self in 'Top Five' 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z

Harris Wittels, a producer and writer for the NBC sitcom “Parks and Recreation” who also performed occasionally as a stand-up comic and musician, died on Thursday. Harris Wittels, Television Comedy Writer, Is Dead at 30 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z

Even so, Mr. Macdonald realized there were parts of himself that even his stand-up audience is not ready to see. Norm Macdonald Rises Again on Comedy Central ?Sports Show? 2011-04-05T15:46:02Z

I think the big theme of this phase of being a stand-up is that I thought I knew everything in my 20s. Whitney Cummings: "Crazy" Is the "New C-Word" 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z

Confessional stand-up comedians sometimes muster this, but it’s a rarer experience in theater. Review | Alexander Strain finds the bright side in ‘Every Brilliant Thing’ 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z

Hall launched the two-hour celebration by describing the breadth of Murphy’s comedic gifts: his stand-up, his characters, his fearless riffs on society. Eddie Murphy’s first joke onstage in 28 years: It’s about Bill Cosby 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z

I now run a small PR agency in Manchester and occasionally perform stand-up. TV commissioning is just a bad joke 2013-06-30T17:30:01Z

At one point in time I performed improv regularly and aspired to be a stand-up comic. So, college “p.c. culture” stifles comedy? Ever hear a comedian sh*t on the American Dream at a Wal-Mart shareholders meeting? 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z

Scenarists are the ones who write to order – genre novels, stories serialised on mobiles, multimedia packages – and clowns are performers, like stand-up comedians, who do a blog here, a reading there. Tolstoy's great estate 2010-11-20T00:07:00Z

The outings combine about three hours of hiking up the moraine and through old-growth forest with scenic stand-up paddleboard rides in the glacial lake, plus lunch and boat transportation. Friday’s News: A Run Around Kilimanjaro, and Other Outdoor Travel News 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z

But Robinson’s solo stand-up career and her blog “Blaria LIVE!” represented the extent of her reach before she joined forces with her other Queen. All hail HBO's "2 Dope Queens" and their unpredictable magic 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z

After he graduated, Saget moved back to Los Angeles, intending to get his master's degree in film at USC, but he kept doing stand-up instead. Bob Saget, a dirty daddy: Appreciating the darker elements of the talented comedian's work 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z

However, now that production on "Abbott" has ended for the season, James plans to return to stand-up on a limited basis. Why do we love "Abbott Elementary" star Janelle James for being bad? It's simple: "I'm hilarious" 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z

I had always wanted her to turn the TV on and see me do stand-up. I lost my virginity at 37: What that night at the Bunny Ranch really taught me 2019-06-01T04:00:00Z

This was the year when otherwise polished stand-up specials regularly incorporated conversations with audience members. Best Comedy of 2022 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z

Out of this modest material she translated her stand-up sensibility into a relentlessly funny, elaborately inventive world. Critic’s Notebook: Maria Bamford’s ‘Special Special Special!’ Online 2012-12-17T05:09:03Z

The pass was not just used for recreation: Dartanion London, a stand-up comedian, set up gigs around the country. Frugal Traveler: Does JetBlue's All You Can Jet Pass Fill You Up? Users Respond 2010-10-20T04:06:00Z

A British comedian now based in Los Angeles, Turner is making his New York City debut with this show that combines stand-up with freestyle rapping. 5 Comedy Shows to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z

But she felt the pull of stand-up and in December returned to the stage. Kate Berlant Can’t Hide Any Longer 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z

Mr. Betterby began organizing comedy workshops to help budding comics learn the art of stand-up while learning himself. Ho Chi Minh City’s Hilarious Side 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z

If the company succeeds, its 12-story hotel will be the tallest structure in the land, dwarfing the palm trees and stand-up paddlers. Despite the Caribbean country’s name, Turks and Caicos is not a duo like Batman and Robin 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z

Mountain biking, golf, sporting clays, stand-up paddle boarding, fly fishing, horseback riding, zip-lining, wine festivals and outdoor concerts begin Memorial Day weekend. W.Va.’s ‘island in the sky’ hosts pristine trails for skiing and snowboarding 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z

But I had hopes that Mr. Izzard, a brilliant stand-up portraitist of human perversity, might give a jolt of shock therapy to an often glib and mechanical play. | 'Race': Eddie Izzard in David Mamet?s ?Race? 2010-07-01T02:01:00Z

Bright and spacious with light earthen marble tiles, a large stand-up shower with a bench and a double sink, the bathroom honors the palette and the comfort level of the room. Check In, Check Out: Hotel Review: Revel Atlantic City 2012-07-27T17:55:00Z

And for the first time, Rock trades in his stand-up act to play the role of journalist, investigating the psychological and economic motives that fuel the black hair industry. Yeah, he said it 2010-05-28T23:04:00Z

We trust stand-up comics in a way that we don’t for almost any other artist, and it’s part of the reason they have such stature in our culture now. A Year When Death Loomed in the Laughter 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z

Federman has discovered that the audience is a true hybrid of stand-up comedy fans and film geeks. Wayne Federman's film fest lets comedians run the show 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z

"Top Five," which Rock wrote, directed and stars in, tells the story of a stand-up performer turned comic superstar who's trying to reinvent himself as a serious actor. 'Top Five': Chris Rock and 4 more comics who jumped to the big screen 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z

Loudly asserting what most pundits whisper about is one of the finest traditions of political stand-up. Hating Hillary Clinton: Female Comics Skewer the Sexism of the Likability Trap 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z

The work of Steve Agee, a stand-up comic with an endearingly hangdog expression, was the most skillful in translating the vocabulary of a narrative joke into visual language. Critic’s Notebook: The Digital Stage for Six-Second Zingers 2013-05-01T22:05:58Z

According to common wisdom, the ideal conditions for stand-up — small dark room, low ceiling — are pretty much the opposite of al fresco comedy. Four Specials Take Outdoor Comedy in Unexpected Directions 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z

But her highly unsystematic approach to stand-up is what gives this show its feeling of spontaneity and intimacy. | 'Kathy Griffin Wants a Tony': Look Out, Celebrities: Her Aim Is True 2011-03-13T22:06:07Z

I try to live a lot of life so that things happen to me and that hopefully — on my knees, praying — something strikes me as funny that I can put it in my stand-up set. Janelle James Loves Being a Bad Boss in ‘Abbott Elementary’ 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z

Bypassing the traditional route to stand-up success, Mr. Burnham grew into a boldly theatrical and formally clever comedian whose trailblazing career was a forceful defense of the internet as a comedy incubator. Bo Burnham, Discovered on the Internet, Now Challenges It 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z

The genius of Sanford and Son was that it turned an irascible R-rated stand-up comic into a TV star, by emphasizing his crankiness, not his raunch. Same role, different show: what happens when TV actors get stuck in a rut 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z

Contrast that with almost any assertion made by Lebowitz in "Metropolitan Life" or "Social Studies": Jews make good stand-up comedians. "Public Speaking": Scorsese's Fran Lebowitz doc delights 2010-11-22T16:01:00Z

He even came to symbolize the end of stand-up comedy as a great antisocial art form. Riff: Stand-Up Comedy Without the Stand-Up. Or the Comedy. 2012-02-03T22:00:07Z

Mr. Riney circumnavigated the state’s coastline and explored inland waterways, all by stand-up paddle board. Q&A: Paddling 2,500 Miles Around Florida 2014-02-12T17:39:58Z

Some genuine, if mild, laughs are derived not by subverting talk-show clichés but simply by compressing them: a one-joke stand-up routine, a bumped guest nearly every episode. Television/The Web: Fishing Online for Cable Viewers 2011-02-20T02:01:55Z

Part of how I approach stand-up is trying to project this idea of radical transparency. Joel Kim Booster on his radically transparent comedy, critiques and "the Bechdel test of it all" 2022-06-25T04:00:00Z

Jenny Slate: I started as a stand-up comedian, and I started at 22. Round Table: Four self-possessed voices from Young Hollywood 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z

Along with running the Strand Theater in Baltimore, Ms. Pryor, 43, performs stand-up and stars in an autobiographical solo show, “Fried Chicken and Latkes,” which returned to New York on Saturday. For Rain Pryor and Kelly Carlin, Comedy Is a Family Business 2012-07-20T12:00:00Z

“When you look around the world, there’s stand-up markets all over the place where there weren’t 20 years ago,” Mr. Praw said. The Netflix Executives Who Bent Comedy to Their Will 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z

It will be the biggest stand-up special distributed by Netflix to date, in much the same way that “House of Cards” was that streaming service’s first high-profile original drama. The Comedy Lineup Expands on Netflix 2013-08-29T04:11:00Z

I remember leaving that first interview with him and thinking: Whoa, yes, his stand-up is great, and he’s fun in the show, but there’s so much more going on. “‘SNL’ is still the center of his universe”: “Live From New York” author goes deep on Lorne Michaels’ legacy and the future of “Saturday Night Live” 2015-10-03T04:00:00Z

He's about to take off on a nationwide stand-up tour, featuring his first date at Carnegie Hall. Patton Oswalt has a thing for the movies 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z

I know maybe that's a little cynical, but the stand-up shows you used to draw, I'm sure people seeing all those shows sell out had impact. Hari Kondabolu: "It works in the interest of those with power" to divide people of color 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z

Maniscalco’s first stand-up set was in front of his fellow student body at Northern Illinois University, who “came to see the national headliner,” he said. For comedian Sebastian Maniscalco, being bothered is serious business 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z

It created a parallel stand-up scene that flourished in the early 1990s while white comedy clubs were imploding. Jon Stewart, Louis C.K., Chris Rock, Stephen Colbert, Conan O’Brien and the behind-the-scenes secrets of comedy’s ’90s glory days 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z

Slate dithers and messes up with amusing abandon as “Obvious Child’s” heroine, a mouthy stand-up comedian. Critic’s Notebook: The sisters of summer

Michael Che, the “SNL” writer who penned some of Season 39’s sharpest racial satire, performed stand-up on “Late Night” in March where he made fun of how illogical and strange stereotypes are. The year’s 7 best comedy routines about race, so far 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z

Did you want to try performing stand-up before you did this show? Two Women Walk Into a Club: Melissa Leo and Ari Graynor 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z

“I think it might be the first time my dad’s ever seen me do stand-up,” he said. New York’s Funniest Stand-Up Finalists Gear Up for a Serious Smackdown 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z

The stand-up comic and “Parks and Recreation” co-star performs. L.A. theater openings, Nov. 23-30: 'What the Butler Saw' and more 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z

What they saw was something that has been sorely missing from popular culture for more than three decades: Eddie Murphy, one of the funniest people to ever tell jokes into a microphone, doing stand-up. Eddie Murphy Is Bringing Eddie Murphy Back 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z

“I am a stand-up comic,” Mr. DeStefano said on his Web site, mikedestefano.com, in a statement taken from his comedy act. Mike DeStefano, Stand-Up Comic, Is Dead 2011-03-08T05:58:37Z

It revealed stand-up as a Darwinian jungle in which only the toughest survive. Review: ‘Don’t Think Twice’: Mike Birbiglia’s Smart Comedy 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z

Now he brings his charismatic stand-up to a weekend at Carolines. Comedy Listings for July 31-Aug. 6 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z

Two months after “Saturday Night Live” premiered in 1975, he directed a show that started a tradition that rivals it: “An Evening With Robert Klein” was the first HBO stand-up special. He Might Be the Most Influential Director You’ve Never Heard Of 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z

It started as outright entertainment — a stand-up show — and morphed into recordings when they moved from New York City to Los Angeles last year. Podcast & Carol & Ted & Alice 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z

They really invented the form of stand-up comedy that I do. Jerry Seinfeld Rarely Laughs While He’s Reading 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z

I did stand-up comedy for about 15 years. The host of ‘Redacted Tonight’ is making his mock 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z

Hart, who turned 33 the day his movie opened, scored $7.7 million for the entire run of his first stand-up doc, the 2011 Laugh at My Pain. Despicable Me 2 Makes Minions-Meat of The Lone Ranger 2013-07-07T20:34:25Z

Alternatively users can join forces with stand-up comedians in exciting witch hunts against homophobic columnists. Twitter's biggest star is a man in his 70s 2010-07-03T08:42:00Z

Perez has crafted a kind of rudimentary stand-up routine, but it’s light on snappy punch lines and lacks a cohesive narrative structure. ‘Welcome to Clowntown’ Review: Raunchy Stories and Giant Balloon Animals 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z

But Mr. Kelly insists that he doesn’t write bits for a specific age group; he just makes jokes that are funny, minus the four-letter words and off-color humor that distinguish so much adult stand-up. Events for Children in NYC This Week 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z

Black's take-no-prisoners invective in his popular stand-up act means to set your teeth on edge and rile up laughs via frustration. Lewis Black's comedy 'One Slight Hitch' lacks his signature bite 2012-06-18T17:32:03Z

About The Weather, the latest full-length show from this unhappy maverick, sees him tackling the mundanity of everyday life, via a mix of stand-up, audience participation and a fair amount of soul-searching. This week's new live comedy 2012-12-08T00:05:44Z

“Joker” is set in 1981 and stars Phoenix as Arthur Fleck, a stand-up comedian whose failed attempts to become famous force him into the criminal underworld of Gotham City. "Joker" first trailer: Joaquin Phoenix puts his bloody mark on the Batman villain 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z

As I do my stand-up in German, I was playing Berlin, and I bought the DVD of the film there. For Eddie Izzard, a ‘99’ Ice Cream and a Waterloo Sunset Are Wondrous Things 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z

I started doing stand-up comedy and I continue to do stand-up comedy. Ronny Chieng on Andrew Yang: “There aren’t enough Asian people in positions of power” 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z

Ms. Schumer, who made the leap to movies last year with “Trainwreck,” makes a point of saying stand-up is her favorite thing, but her comedy, like that of Louis C.K., increasingly leans on acting chops. Review: As Amy Schumer Evolves, So Does Her Arena Show 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z

“I never wanted fame at all, I just wanted to do stand-up,” he told The Ottawa Citizen in 2010. Norm Macdonald, ‘Saturday Night Live’ Comedian, Dies at 61 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z

Whether he commissioned more fans to pack the theater will be revealed in the series finale, which will contain the stand-up special in full. What’s on TV Friday: ‘Orange Is the New Black’ and ‘Just Another Immigrant’ 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z

The children despise Edward, though more for form’s sake than for anything else, as he is, in fact, a stand-up guy. The Tragedy of the English Country House 2012-05-02T10:45:56Z

Less than two weeks after the Emmys, when he was in town for a series of stand-up shows at the Warner Theatre, Chappelle took the opportunity to visit Ellington. The education of Dave Chappelle: How a D.C. arts school prepared him for stardom 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z

He also worked on series such as Eastbound and Down and The Sarah Silverman Program, was a stand-up comedian and is credited with coining the term “humblebrag,” meaning a boast disguised as modesty. 'Parks and Recreation' Co-Producer Found Dead 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z

Mr. Gregory is both an immensely important stand-up comic and a prominent civil rights activist. Comedy in NYC This Week 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z

His stand-up, evidenced at 7 and 9:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, bursts with a level of wit that’s hard to see coming, offset by his even-tempered, dry delivery. 10 Things to Do in NYC Now 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z

"In the end, I'm a comic, and nothing fits the talk show mode like a stand-up comic." Arsenio Hall plans US TV comeback 2012-06-19T12:40:28Z

After two successful Netflix stand-up comedy specials, she co-wrote and starred in her first feature role in “Always Be My Maybe” for the studio. The international movie market is transforming Hollywood 2019-07-13T04:00:00Z

The comedian recalls his life and career through selected bits of his favorite jokes and material over the course of 45 years, from stand-up to sitcom. New & Noteworthy Audiobooks, From Jack Kerouac to Black Lives Matter 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z

It was far more educational than a stand-up comedian in a Vegas lounge, and much more amazing than any on-site magician or room full of video games. Following an 8-Year-Old to Atlantis 2014-03-07T16:28:34Z

“When Comedy Went to School”: A documentary that looks at the birth of stand-up comedy in the Catskill Mountains. Evergreen State Fair, Bicycle Sunday | Weekend Preview 2013-08-21T22:08:09Z

In the 1970s, the Watergate scandal gave Mr. Russell a windfall of gags for a series of comedy albums and stand-up one-liners. Mark Russell, Piano-Playing Political Satirist, Dies at 90 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z

Expanded to four days this year, things kicked off Thursday with a sold-out stand-up gig at Staples Center by comedian and actor Kevin Hart. 150,000+ celebrate black music and more at BET Experience 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z

And now there's a different trend in stand-up, this very personal, cynical-observation stuff. Sitcom stars get serious about comedy 2010-06-08T06:44:00Z

"Nothing would be as devastating as not being able to do stand-up." "That's where I draw the line": David Cross has words for comics who moan about cancel culture 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z

Billy Crystal says stand-up is how you process the painful. 10 Questions for Robin Williams 2011-04-14T08:35:00Z

On the first day of that month, the comic Michelle Buteau filmed a stand-up special that showed no trace of anxiety. Cracking Jokes Right Before the World Turned Upside Down 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z

Outdoor enthusiasts can also cross-country ski, paddle polar waters with stand-up boards and camp out in the icy wilderness. New Cruise Ships to Set Sail for Antarctica 2020-01-01T05:00:00Z

You’d done stand-up in college, but how did you turn it into a career? Grammy nominee Lewis Black ‘still learning’ the comedy craft 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z

A friend and fellow comic, Joan Rivers, said on Monday that Diller cleared a path for a younger generation of female stand-up artists to trade on their jokes alone. Pioneering comedian Phyllis Diller dies at age 95 2012-08-21T00:32:51Z

This weekly stand-up show — so named for its prudently early start time — features a rotating set of hosts and an always reliable rosters of comedians. Comedy in NYC This Week 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z

In a weird twist of fate, Minhaj is currently touring a stand-up show titled “Off With His Head.” Off with his head: The manufactured scandal over Hasan Minhaj 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z

There were comedians who did stand-up routines, thrilling performances by acrobats and dancers and a rock band that featured music from the 1980s. The best way to witness Alaska’s stunning seascapes? Take a cruise along the Inner Passage 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z

Seinfeld also spoke about his approach to stand-up in this anxious period, the performers who have transgressed and the artists he still admires. Jerry Seinfeld on Louis C.K., Roseanne and Tense Times in Comedy 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z

The dry, 40-year-old British stand-up comic and theater soloist shuns media in an age when media is oxygen and at his fingertips. Media-shy comic Kitson has a show in D.C., but no one really knows what it’s about 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z

It’s also changed that there are many more people who do stand-up comedy and improvisational comedy today. Think You’re Funny? Comedy Guru Caroline Hirsch Explains Why More People Than Ever Do 2013-11-06T19:10:56Z

People would say when I started doing stand-up, that it’s a guys’ world, and guys are jerks out there, and the road’s tough. Comedian Tig Notaro Looks Back—And Forward 2013-07-11T11:20:05Z

Now he brings his genial, stream-of-consciousness stand-up to Town Hall with his “Hot & Grumpy Tour: Walking the Earth.” Comedy Listings for March 6-12 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z

The evening featured a bipartisan bill of stand-up performances by politicians, journalists and lobbyists who all seem to agree on one thing: People from Washington are not funny. ArtsBeat Blog: Senators and Congressmen, All Trying for a Laugh 2011-12-05T16:53:17Z

Mr. Hardwick is a stand-up comedian, podcast pioneer and digital media entrepreneur who built an empire around nerd culture. Chris Hardwick’s AMC Talk Show Yanked After Abuse Allegations 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z

Comedians who do stand-up get this enormous adrenaline surge. Pamela Stephenson 2010-08-21T23:06:00Z

Corinne, a stand-up comic, finds herself pregnant by her second husband. What One Woman Packed and Another Woman Thought 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z

He pulls off the magic trick that every great stand-up must master: He fools an audience into thinking a joke he’s told countless times is new. Critic’s Notebook: Judah Friedlander’s Stand-up Comedy 2012-09-05T22:20:35Z

I watched your most recent stand-up on Netflix that you recorded in 2021 and you were talking about just how different it is to go out in the world. Why do we love "Abbott Elementary" star Janelle James for being bad? It's simple: "I'm hilarious" 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z

“Quote me on that: If Louis C.K. finds his audience, I will definitely not quit stand-up. Because my work here is not done.” The Comedy-Destroying, Soul-Affirming Art of Hannah Gadsby 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z

For local stand-up paddlers, it’s a high-profile validation of their sport. Racers primed for stand-up paddle championship on Seafair hydro course 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z

His latest stand-up special, Buried Alive, will be released on Netflix on Nov. 1. Aziz Ansari Discusses His New Comedy Special—and Saved by the Bell Reruns 2013-10-24T18:45:39Z

He could be funny in a good stand-up comedy way, in your living room or walking across the park. Stuart E. Hample, Humorist and Cartoonist, Dies at 84 2010-09-24T05:18:00Z

If there’s any profession that would easily allow a comeback in the #MeToo age, it’s stand-up. Comedy Clubs Are Ready for Louis C.K.’s Return. Is Everybody Else? 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z

Robin Williams, another stand-up superstar making his Broadway debut this spring, is playing the title character in Rajiv Joseph's Pulitzer Prize–nominated Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo. Not Just For Laughs: Stand-Up Comics on Broadway 2011-04-26T09:00:00Z

So what if he couldn’t do stand-up to save his life? How SNL Became the Most Successful Comedy Show Ever 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z

In “World War III,” his new hour of stand-up on Netflix, you first see him racing across the stage like Tom Cruise hustling to save the world. What Makes Katt Williams Great? It’s Not the Jokes, It’s the Performance 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z

He sank into a paralyzing depression, the central subject of the new special, which blends stand-up with footage from his life, including scenes with his mother, wife and therapist. What Happened After the Joke: A Stand-Up’s Harrowing Tale 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z

But Mr. Giraldo’s humor had a dark side, which he sometimes referenced in his stand-up act. Greg Giraldo, Insult-Humor Comic, Dies at 44 2010-09-30T05:32:00Z

But this episode is a particularly good one — and the closing stand-up set from Solomon Georgio is fantastic. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z

He attended Texas Christian University and served in Europe during World War II before he began acting on the radio and performing stand-up comedy. Norman Alden, Character Actor, Dies at 87 2012-08-02T03:50:13Z

What makes Trent special is his relentless love of creativity and seeming disregard for the conventions of stand-up. This week's new live comedy 2013-01-26T06:00:13Z

Sex is the greatest stand-up subject, stubbornly taboo, forever funny. Ali Wong’s Raunchy New Stand-Up Set Brings the Laughs We Need 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z

And after Mr. Franken graduated from Harvard, the two convened in Los Angeles to do stand-up and caught the attention of Lorne Michaels, the creator of “Saturday Night Live.” Tom Davis, ‘Saturday Night Live’ Comedy Writer, Dies at 59 2012-07-19T21:41:39Z

In his first stand-up special, "That Ain't Right," Saget explained that the language in his live act is a bit of a reaction to the clean-cut material he's best known for. Bob Saget to film TV special at the Moore Theatre 2012-07-16T23:23:04Z

A truly great one-liner is seen as the highest form of the stand-up comedian's art, so what's the secret? If you enjoyed those Peter Kay one-liners, they were probably written by Emo Philips 2010-07-09T23:14:00Z

His stand-up is fast-paced, smart and interactive, and his illusions reveal the same caliber of creativity and cleverness. 10 Things to Do in NYC Now 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z

They didn't even have a name for it, even though we now call it stand-up comedy. "Black AF History" author on whitewashing the past: "They have tried every way possible to erase us" 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z

Since he always talks about his family, his stand-up provides something of a serialized narrative of his life. Louis CK Performs at Madison Square Garden 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z

Walking the snow-packed streets of the downtown, where old ladies scoot from shop to shop on stand-up sledges called sparkar, it seemed hard to imagine landmarks just . . . disappearing. Chasing after the northern lights in Swedish Lapland 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z

Brown, a former Spice Girl, is a fan of Lycett’s comedy and has attended his stand-up shows. A Comedian’s Stunt Is a Sly Protest of Qatar’s L.G.B.T.Q. Laws 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z

Some stand-up comics translate better than others to different media. Critic’s Notebook: Judah Friedlander’s Stand-up Comedy 2012-09-05T22:20:35Z

Q: Yet you don't do stand-up as much as you used to. Sarah Silverman's not kidding ... maybe 2011-03-24T16:26:00Z

I just did stand-up and focused on it and it got better. Comedian Tig Notaro Looks Back—And Forward 2013-07-11T11:20:05Z

Maher’s stand-up act pushes people’s buttons and generates as much outrage as it does laughter. Bill Maher’s politics of humor 2013-06-20T21:57:08Z

Her new special, which arrives on the Fox Nation streaming service, feels like a mix of rally and fan convention, with some stand-up sprinkled on top. Three New Stand-Up Specials, Three Very Different Approaches 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z

His albums and specials in that era laid the foundation for modern stand-up, and nowhere is that more true than in sets about police brutality. How Richard Pryor Changed the Way Comedy Sees Police Brutality 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z

That didn't sit well with Zoglin, who argues Hope, essentially, invented the stand-up comedy art form. Bob Hope gets little thanks for all the memories 2014-11-29T05:00:00Z

After finishing a preview performance of her hourlong stand-up show about reproductive rights, “Oh God, a Show About Abortion,” the comedian Alison Leiby was finishing dinner Monday night when she checked her phone. Performing a Comedy About Abortion, Watching the Supreme Court 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z

Just how Trevor Noah chooses to break down divisive issues, it gave me a little bit of the same feeling that I could do that with my stand-up. "I need to host": Roy Wood Jr. talks "The Daily Show" and why late-night TV needs change 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z

Mr. Newhart has always been a gentle minimalist, which may be why he does not get anywhere near the critical respect of fellow founding fathers of modern stand-up, like Bill Cosby or Lenny Bruce. Bob Newhart, Master of the One-Sided Conversation 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z

Nerves are really crippling at the start of a stand-up career. Alan Davies gives the lowdown on stand-up comedy 2011-07-15T23:06:15Z

Leno famously saved all of his “Tonight Show” checks — he made more than $25 million a year for much of his tenure — while using his stand-up money for living expenses. Stand-up guy: Mark Twain Prize recipient Jay Leno returns to his comedy roots

Take away the music, and these songs could be turned into stand-up bits, though not as funny. Instead of Killer Punchlines, Killer Choruses 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z

The stand-up specials in this series are best watched after the children are put to bed. What’s on TV Tuesday: New Year’s Eve Specials and ‘The Degenerates’ 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z

This is perhaps because popular comedies tend to draw heavily, for talent and themes, on the macho world of stand-up and group sketch work. Film: The Funnywoman, Alive and Well 2011-05-29T02:42:23Z

Mirman’s own stand-up is infused with a warm and cheerful sense of the ridiculous, including satirical bits that sting instead of lash and stories using show-and-tell-style props. He Made Brooklyn Comedy a Scene. But His Life Took a Different Turn. 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z

The only reason I know about this book is a direct message on Twitter from the stand-up comic Anthony Jeselnik. 12 Surprising Reasons to Be Grateful for the Arts in 2017 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z

As one sheepish group creep in late to James Acaster's show, the stand-up comic asks why they are late. On the brink of making it big in comedy at Edinburgh Fringe 2013-08-23T13:30:17Z

"He is just a stand-up guy," said the "Hobbit" actor. Prince William hosts Emma Watson, Cate Blanchett at Windsor Castle 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z

Before the rise of streaming services, only dogged French stand-up fans dug around the internet to look for performances. Exploring the Diversity, and Precariousness, of French Stand-Up 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z

Executive produced by Jim Carrey, “Dying” also happens to be a period piece about the hardscrabble 1970s stand-up comedy scene in Los Angeles. “I’m Dying Up Here”: Showtime’s uneven drama flatlines 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z

An intricate, layered narrative told with literary precision and propulsive sound effects, “Shenanigan” feels less like his stand-up or solo shows than something entirely new. Can Daniel Kitson Redefine the Relationship Between Comic and Audience? 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z

She spent years on the stand-up circuit before appearing in Smack The Pony, Absolutely Fabulous and Not Going Out. Q&A: Miranda Hart 2012-10-05T21:58:03Z

He keeps a notebook full of stand-up material and works up the nerve to go onstage at a nightclub open-mic night. ‘Joker’ Review: Are You Kidding Me? 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z

People don’t think of stand-up as writing, because it’s supposed to look spontaneous. John Hodgman: By the Book 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z

Mr. Brill, a veteran stand-up who ran a New York comedy club, Paper Moon, now defunct, started booking “Late Show” in 2001, replacing Zoe Friedman, who left for Comedy Central. Critic?s Notebook: Eddie Brill and the Comics on David Letterman?s Show 2012-01-11T23:09:20Z

While clubs and even larger rooms like City Winery have been presenting stand-up comedy, Wong’s is the first of a flood of big theater shows coming to the city since the pandemic started. Ali Wong’s Raunchy New Stand-Up Set Brings the Laughs We Need 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z

Morgan celebrated his triumph with a Twitter post, sharing a photo with fans from his Monday night stand-up show at the Comedy Cellar in New York. Tracy Morgan Does Stand-Up Comedy for First Time Since Accident 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z

Currently Skinner is touring the UK with his stand-up show Frank Skinner: Man in a Suit. Frank Skinner to star in Doctor Who 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z

It was mounting outside pressure, Murphy says, that caused him to give up stand-up in the first place. Eddie Murphy, off the couch, is rejuvenated by ‘Dolemite’ 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z

At the beginning of the awful Bollywood comedy “Humshakals,” our handsome billionaire hero pursues his passion: stand-up. ‘Humshakals,’ a Bollywood Comedy About Look-Alikes 2014-06-20T04:00:00Z

There's a part of him that's rather serious, and enthusiastic about pushing the stand-up envelope to do original, unconventional and utterly compelling things. This week's new comedy 2011-03-12T00:08:00Z

Guests include comedian Mark Thomas talking about his stand-up, Harry Hill showing off his art, and Miriam Margolyes, who checks out the Catherine the Great exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland. TV highlights 15/08/2012 2012-08-14T19:00:02Z

“Extras” also ended after only two seasons, and Mr. Gervais moved on to the radio show, stand-up comedy specials and movies like “Ghost Town” and “The Invention of Lying.” Television Review | 'The Ricky Gervais Show': Taking the Podcast Back to a Simpler Time 2010-02-19T07:08:00Z

As is typical for television stand-up, his delivery on the show was slower than usual. Critic?s Notebook: Myq Kaplan Gives Birth to a Stand-Up Joke 2012-03-05T23:02:17Z

He hits emotional notes that stand-up rarely does, an impressive feat for a cerebral comic who, by his account, has trouble being vulnerable. This May Be the Most Polarizing Comedy Special of the Year 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z

She said Clark frequently attended her stand-up and sketch comedy shows at Second City. `School of Rock’ actor Kevin Clark killed in bike accident 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z

He officially retired from live stand-up shows after an Aug. 2 performance in Las Vegas. Steve Harvey enters the talk-show world 2012-09-03T07:16:04Z

But as much as originality matters in stand-up, its importance is easy to exaggerate. Jaboukie Young-White: A Comic Prodigy With a Veteran’s Killer Moves 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z

His newly announced Messiah Complex stand-up show will be visiting venues in Palestine, Israel, Abu Dhabi and the United Arab Emirates. Russell Brand: messiah or very naughty boy? 2013-06-15T23:05:40Z

“I’m Dying Up Here” arrives during a period of high interest in the world of stand-up comedy and the lives of the people who create it. “I’m Dying Up Here”: Showtime’s uneven drama flatlines 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z

“Mad Apple” will feature stand-up comedians, close-up magic and a live band playing pop music onstage alongside Cirque’s famous acrobats in a new hybrid form of live entertainment. Cirque du Soleil plans a new and hybrid Las Vegas show 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z

Siddhi tries her hand at stand-up comedy and decides to stay single. With ‘Four More Shots Please!,’ India Gets Its Own ‘Sex and the City’ 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z

New episodes arrive in January but, for now, admirers of Mack's warm, everyman style of comedy should get to one of his solo stand-up shows. This week's new comedy 2010-11-20T00:07:00Z

This weekend he will perform several sets of his stand-up, a mix of political insights and observational comedy with a style that blends alt-comedy pop culture references with powerhouse punch lines. 10 Things to Do Now in NYC 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z

And the comedian Gary Owen gets personal in a new stand-up special. What’s on TV Friday: ‘Wild Castles’ and ‘Gary Owen: I Got My Associates’ 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z

But at his best, which is most of the time, Ferris spins Paul’s observations and reflections into passages of flashing comedy that sound like a stand-up theologian suffering a nervous breakdown. Book World Joshua Ferris’s ‘To Rise Again at a Decent Hour’

I am doing some stand-up tour dates around promoting the book. "True equality is embracing mediocrity": Aparna Nancherla on imposter syndrome and fear of failure 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z

It's not necessarily what I would do, but when I watch a stand-up, I'm always analyzing it. Why comic Kevin Nealon learned to draw caricatures 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z

He sells out his stand-up appearances and has been featured in a number of profiles, both in print and on TV. Trevor Noah talks to Salon about worrying less about Trump’s spelling and more about democracy 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z

While he talked about her in a previous stand-up special, this lucid account, deadpan but too impertinent to be called clinical, is even more harrowing and funny. A Year When Death Loomed in the Laughter 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z

The comedian Hasan Minhaj released a 21-minute video on Thursday, addressing a New Yorker article that chronicled fabrications of personal experiences he recounted in his stand-up specials, and apologizing to those who felt “betrayed.” Hasan Minhaj Addresses Embellished Stories Detailed by The New Yorker 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z

The event celebrates the world of comedy from stand-up to film to TV. Don Rickles to receive Johnny Carson Award 2012-04-02T15:40:11Z

Stanhope left the boiler room gig in 1990 for a stand-up career of not taking anything seriously. Stand-up comedian Doug Stanhope laughs in the face of self-destruction 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z

“I did a five-minute stand-up of how boring it must be to be a tree,” he said. Billy Kelly Does Stand-Up You Can Take Your Kids To 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z

After years as a sharp-tongued stand-up, Leary earned new praise for his portrayal of a troubled firefighter in FX's "Rescue Me." Denis Leary is ready to rock FX once again 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z

I've always been a fan of that, separate from being a stand-up comic. W. Kamau Bell on going up against Bill Cosby in Showtime series: "It is scary" 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z

She agreed, and by the end of a three-hour meeting, she was hired to write jokes and serve as what Mr. Friedman called Mr. De Niro’s “stand-up whisperer.” How Robert De Niro Learned to Become ‘The Comedian’ 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z

“An Act of God” is more like a “A Riff From God,” a 75-minute comedy stand-up set delivered Vegas-style by the Lord. Review | The Almighty is a cutie-pie in ‘An Act of God’ 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z

Splash by the sandy — and often uncrowded — beaches, or rent a stand-up paddleboard. It seems like the whole world has followed George Clooney to Lake Como. Try this alternative. 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z

The assembled comics, though little known beyond the city’s stages, represented the wide range of performance today, from stand-up and improv to Vine videos and podcasting. A Roomful of Funny Women, Bonding Over the New York Comedy Life 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z

BoJack Horseman devotees tended to prefer stand-up comedy specials, but a good number of them hunkered down with a motivational speaking superstar in Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru. Netflix Study Reveals What People Do After Binging a Show 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z

It’s currently in vogue to fuse stand-up special and documentary, alternating the comics telling jokes onstage with footage from their lives, including interviews with family members. The Best New Comedy Specials to Stream Right Now 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z

I started my stand-up career in Washington, D.C., and I performed in this comedy festival she started there called Bentzen Ball. ‘That’s a Thing I Did’: Aparna Nancherla on Her Comedy Album 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z

He went even more independent with his next stand-up special, releasing it on his website, a strategy he used again with “Horace and Pete,” his melodramatic series that recently concluded after 10 episodes. How ‘Horace and Pete’ Made the Network Suits Look Good 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z

I auditioned to be in a Liev Schreiber movie, and I went in there and he was like, “I like your stand-up.” Jim Gaffigan on Performing Stand-Up for Pope Francis 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z

“It’s like a stand-up learning to work a microphone, it’s part of the craft.” We’re All in the Bathroom Filming Ourselves 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z

He admits, though, that part of the impetus for the film is to prove himself as a stand-up. Once a 'rock star,' Pauly Shore rolls with the punch lines these days 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z

Dad always got a big laugh out of me using profanity, a bad habit that started back when I was five years old, repeating Eddie Murphy's '80s stand-up routines, so I didn't get in trouble. Real crab — not imitation krab — is an ingredient I'm willing to fight for 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z

But after days of bickering, they stop fighting to watch the stand-up special together. Fresh Off The Boat shows Hollywood there's life beyond yellowface 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z

Ask others and, almost universally, they'll say the same thing: There's no substitute for the stand-up gaming experience. Arcade a blast from the past 2011-03-16T05:00:00Z

There are also desert explorers and river rats, whose kayaks and stand-up paddleboards dot the surrounding waterways, giving Santa Fe a recreational edge akin to Boise, Idaho, or Boulder, Colo., minus the crowds. In Santa Fe, searching for a ghost and finding enchantment 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z

Mulaney has been open about his past struggles with sobriety in both interviews and his critically acclaimed stand-up specials. Comedian John Mulaney enters rehab for alcohol and cocaine addiction 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z

“It’s just one flop, not a flop era,” Keara Sullivan, a stand-up comedian in New York City, said in a tongue-in-cheek TikTok playing on the trend. Down and out and extremely online? No problem: Just enter a new ‘era.’ 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z

He began his career as a stand-up in the mid-’90s, in his native Chicago. Craig Robinson’s Turtles Give Him Guilt Trips 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z

Unsurprisingly, the performances – given that the storytellers are not allowed to use notes – tend towards the raw and unstructured; they also occasionally blur the distinction between oral literature and stand-up comedy. What a performance 2010-07-30T23:05:00Z

As well as handing over Comedians, Seinfeld has signed a production deal with Netflix, which will include performing two stand-up specials, and developing scripted and nonscripted content, the New York Times reports. Jerry Seinfeld's 'Comedians in Cars' Is Heading to Netflix 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z

“I love the fact that I have the ability to say ‘no’ to certain things because of how strong this stand-up is. Ice Cube and Kevin Hart: ‘Hollywood is realising that black people go to movies’ 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z

“Six zillion times I said to him, ‘You and Adam could probably do stand-up in Vegas,’ ” she said. Dr. Drew Pinsky, Physician and Media Star 2013-06-07T20:50:32Z

At age 23, they met again doing stand-up in New York and became friends. Richard Lewis is not as miserable as he appears. But he’s still miserable. 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z

Bill Burr, a popular comic with several successful “Late Show” sets under his belt, credits Mr. Brill with helping him translate stand-up to television. Critic?s Notebook: Eddie Brill and the Comics on David Letterman?s Show 2012-01-11T23:09:20Z

And a lot of my friends, they don't interview, but they watch stand-up. "Canceling is relative": Michael Che on his comedy boundaries & why he's not leaving "SNL" just yet 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z

A vaudevillian could happily cash-in with the same 10 minute set in 50 different cities — but a stand-up would need a solid hour to headline a club or record an album. So a thief walks into a comedy club: Trevor Noah, Louis C.K. and the war over plagiarized punch-lines 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z

The club became the crucible of French stand-up. As Paris’s Theaters Go Quiet, Its Comedy Clubs Are Packed 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z

Hughley was hospitalized Friday night after he passed out onstage while performing a stand-up set. D.L. Hughley tests positive for COVID-19 after passing out during stand-up set 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z

Be that as it may, Harlock and Thomas have done their subject justice; you can understand, if not necessarily applaud, Hicks's pre-eminence among stand-up comics. Film review: American: The Bill Hicks Story 2010-05-13T21:40:00Z

And now this popular stand-up performer, sitcom star and digital host is offering New York audiences the opportunity to see as much of him as they can take. Jerry Seinfeld Gets a Regular Gig at the Beacon Theater 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z

Mr. Booster is a fast-rising star in the New York stand-up scene, with a half-hour Comedy Central special due in the fall. Comedy in NYC This Week 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z

She will also interview the stand-up comedian Brooke Arnold, who was raised in a fundamentalist Christian organization. Comedy in NYC This Week 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z

Mr. Pollak, never seen and occasionally heard on screen, invites his interlocutors to reflect on the meaning of the stand-up life. Review: ‘Misery Loves Comedy’ Puts Stand-Up in the Spotlight 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z

The new version will include Papa doing a bit of stand-up, mined from his life at home in New York City with his wife and two daughters. Tom Papa suits Seattle's Marty Riemer festival 2011-06-13T19:18:04Z

The comedian and actor Baron Vaughn and the rapper Open Mike Eagle bring their long-running Los Angeles stand-up showcase to Comedy Central, with a simulcast on BET. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z

You can think of “Joy Ride” as similar to “The Trip” but with stand-up comedy where the food would be. ‘Joy Ride’ Review: Still Standing 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z

In San Francisco, where I live and surf, there’s almost always a stand-up paddleboarder in the lineup on any given morning. If You Can Stand Up, Who Cares if Surf?s Up? 2010-03-04T21:40:00Z

Browse a few of its offerings, and one soon discovers that not every stand-up special in Netflix's library is created equal and many, including stand-up comedian Katherine Ryan, fit the descriptor of "an acquired taste." "The Duchess" proves that not every stand-up comedian should get a series 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z

But it’s unclear if these outlets will spend tens of millions of dollars on stand-up. The Netflix Executives Who Bent Comedy to Their Will 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z

By the end of my weeklong experiment, I hadn’t convinced my daughter that stand-up comedy is better than a Harry Potter movie, but she had a good time at two of the three shows. A 7-Year-Old Walks Into a Stand-Up Club ... 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z

The 13-year-old stand-up comedian made an appearance on Tuesday’s episode of America’s Got Talent and delivered a routine that earned a standing ovation from both the judges and audience. 13-Year-Old Comedian Burns Donald Trump on America's Got Talent 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z

In the stand-up world, joke-stealing was the worst of several offenses Mr. Mencia was accused of, including bumping comics from club slots and monopolizing the stage. Television: ?Carlos Mencia: New Territory,? on Comedy Central 2011-11-27T05:09:03Z

The stand-up comedian’s 2012 independent comedy, “Sleepwalk With Me,” was a breakout hit. Here’s where to find laughs in Seattle this season 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z

In his stand-up act, he describes being honked at by drivers, pushed around by airlines, insulted by strangers and, for the most part, deserving the abuse. Comedian John Mulaney is the throwback kid 2014-10-04T04:00:00Z

Look at stand-up comedy and you’ll find more than 60 years of jokes about police brutality. How Richard Pryor Changed the Way Comedy Sees Police Brutality 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z

In only a few years, the streaming giant has pushed aside HBO as the home of prestige stand-up and made Comedy Central seem like Comedy Marginal. The Netflix Executives Who Bent Comedy to Their Will 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z

After one early stand-up performance, Martin led his audience to a McDonald's and ordered 300 burgers, then changed his order to one portion of fries. Champagne with Steve Martin 2013-03-16T20:30:00Z

Byer was initially reluctant to take those jobs because stand-up was so unfamiliar to her, she said, but her manager persuaded her to take a chance — and the money. Nicole Byer is nailing it 2022-08-21T04:00:00Z

One Mississippi” is the latest autobiographical project from Ms. Notaro, the comic who won acclaim for her revealing stand-up act, “Boyish Girl Interrupted,” and was recently the subject of a Netflix documentary. Amazon Announces New Pilots From Louis C.K., Tig Notaro and Sacha Baron Cohen 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z

It’s easier to define what that aesthetic wasn’t: club comedy and traditional stand-up. He Made Brooklyn Comedy a Scene. But His Life Took a Different Turn. 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z

I’ve witnessed stand-up rows between Lebanese diners over who gets to pay the bill. The secrets of a maitre d’: what it’s really like feeding the 1% 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z

“With stand-up, there’s a lot of manufactured anger,” she said, pivoting to a spoof of a comic. Sick of Angry Comics? Try Some Sweet-Tempered Stand-Up 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z

In an age when much stand-up comedy can seem like a meticulous accounting of personal anxieties and observations, Mr. Friedlander delivers jokes in character. Critic’s Notebook: Judah Friedlander’s Stand-up Comedy 2012-09-05T22:20:35Z

She believed the live experience of stand-up did not translate. What TikTok Taught One Stand-Up Comic 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z

“I loved stand-up but couldn’t get over that initial fear, so I wound up focusing on sketch and improv stuff. The safety of the group.” Wyatt Cenac takes his ‘Live in Brooklyn,’ and life in Brooklyn, on the road

After years on the stand-up circuit, Stephen K Amos has his own BBC show. Stephen K Amos: 'I used to joke I'd have to wait for Lenny Henry to die before I could get on TV" 2010-10-23T23:06:00Z

During the identical-twin comedians’ recent visit to Salon, drugs, drug culture, drug laws and the way that all of them play into their lives, humor and stand-up act were on the table. WATCH: The Lucas Brothers on weed, Jesus and the “War on Drugs” 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z

Mr. West has the air of a stand-up comic who is afraid he won’t exist once he’s deprived of his microphone. Arts & Leisure: At the Theater, You Can Feel the Connection 2011-07-20T11:53:32Z

Over the weekend, two more shows will offer stand-up and sketch comedy. Valentine’s Day Is a Laughing Matter at Q.E.D. and More Complex at Bookforum 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z

From the former, they take the desk-set segment format and the upper-left graphic that goes with it, and from the latter, the stand-up/sketch comedy combo with a feminist bent. Can Michelle Wolf's Netflix show shake up the late night comedy scene? 2018-05-28T04:00:00Z

The comedy scene of 1970s Los Angeles was a great time and place for talented, young stand-up comedians with ambition and appetites for drugs and alcohol. Two Women Walk Into a Club: Melissa Leo and Ari Graynor 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z

Political stand-up typically lends itself to argumentative point-making, but it can use other tools. Comedians Turn Their Attention to Abortion 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z

He paves original roads in stand-up by referring to an entire group of people as “Chinee” for no purpose other than saying it that way. Shane Gillis fired from "Saturday Night Live," robbing world of racist, homophobic originality 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z

She still tours with her stand-up act and appears as a frequent panelist on NPR’s long-running quiz show “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me” for a large part of each year. WATCH: Paula Poundstone shares playful insights, like “the entire world is in a mental health crisis” 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z

They went on a series of active dates: a painting and wine class; a sushi and sake-making class; and a private, stand-up paddling board class at the Jersey Shore. A Love of Sea Monsters Was the First Clue 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z

He was hired young as a comedy writer for television shows, including some of Sid Caesar’s, before becoming a stand-up comic and beginning to direct movies. Woody Allen’s New Memoir Is Sometimes Funny — and Tone Deaf and Banal 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z

As some arts events resume, it’s a good time to check out one of the city’s most charming stand-up showcases. What to see this week: comedians of color, Clyde Petersen’s vision of the Northwest and DIY art 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z

When are you going to put out another stand-up special on Netflix? The Comedy Lineup Expands on Netflix 2013-08-29T04:11:00Z

Diamond, 37, is currently doing stand-up acts and will appear in "Bayside: The Musical" in New York. Mark-Paul Gosselaar's costar bashes Screech's 'Bell' tell-all 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z

I did watch a lot of stand-up comedians do work. "Sex Lives" stars on how their characters are "more powerful" in their sexuality this year 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z

“Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain”: A documentary that essentially repackages one of the comedian’s sold-out stand-up sets at Madison Square Garden. Films new for the Fourth of July and opening Friday 2013-07-03T23:24:20Z

Morgan Bassichis always brings the same generous energy to a performance, whether it’s a self-reflective stand-up set or leading a crowd in Yiddish protest songs. Five Artists to Follow on Instagram Now 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z

Mr. Hart’s stand-up comedy, filmed at a football stadium in Philadelphia. Fall Movie Release Schedule 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z

Morgan was part of a stand-up comedy "Turn it Funny" tour and had performed at a Dover, Delaware, casino on Friday night. Actor Tracy Morgan in intensive care after New Jersey road crash 2014-06-08T04:00:00Z

Humble, self-deprecating and shy, she said that stand-up is “a really great way for me, as somebody who has lived an incredibly isolated experience, to connect with the world.” Hannah Gadsby on Autism and the Risk of Failing After ‘Nanette’ 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z

His religious fans, some of whom rarely see stand-up or mainstream comedy, may also find him a change of pace. What’s So Funny About Orthodox Judaism? This Comic Has One Answer 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z

Mac was born in Chicago and developed his stand-up abilities there. Critic?s Notebook: Films Celebrate Bernie Mac and All Jokes Aside Comedy Club 2012-02-17T23:41:44Z

If you’re a comedian and some channel has not yet shown your stand-up special, then I think you might be dead. ‘Knock Knock, It’s Tig Notaro’: Wherever she goes, there she is 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z

Cross shares that his true passion is stand-up comedy. "That's where I draw the line": David Cross has words for comics who moan about cancel culture 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z

People of color were instrumental in establishing the French stand-up scene, which is far younger than in the United States or Britain. Exploring the Diversity, and Precariousness, of French Stand-Up 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z

It’s all mellowly funny rather than creepy, something like a stand-up conceit elaborated into scenes. In ‘Summer of Blood,’ a Vampirish Makeover 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z

Mike Birbiglia, who has done more than anyone to add theatrical ambition to American stand-up, leans on this structural trope in his latest solo show, “The Old Man & the Pool.” Best Comedy of 2022 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z

Digging through the vaults, the filmmakers find excellent stand-up material from as far back in TV history as Jack Paar's show. Joan Rivers documentary provides laughs, poignancy 2010-06-11T06:46:00Z

So the character actor, who also performs stand-up comedy on the side, is perhaps uniquely qualified to write a lighthearted book about death. “Death is how I make my living”: David Ury has died onscreen in almost every role he’s played 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z

The modern version of the nerd is moping in a mansion purchased with millions in stand-up comedy earnings in "Funny People," or shooting it out with drug dealers in "Pineapple Express." "Scott Pilgrim": The end of the nerd as we know him 2010-08-12T15:01:00Z

Mr. Romano is still doing stand-up, long after the mad success of the sitcom “Everybody Loves Raymond” made getting up in front of a bunch of boozy fans an indulgence rather than a financial necessity. Ray Romano Still Fears the ‘Funny Police’ 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z

While telling of her current life, the film flashes back to Rivers as a young stand-up, making it to late-night TV's "The Tonight Show" where she became fill-in for Johnny Carson. New film undoes Joan Rivers' cosmetic makeover 2010-06-08T17:35:00Z

Meanwhile, he notched mainstream milestones, co-hosting the 1959 Oscars and cutting an album that the Library of Congress would declare “the earliest example of modern stand-up comedy on record.” What silenced the laughs for Mort Sahl, the once towering American comic? 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z

The 25-year-old stand-up comedian, writer and animator was diagnosed with obsessive compulsive and bipolar disorders two years ago. A new wave of comedians is exploring the anxieties of our Instagram age 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z

Then again, the only stand-up subject to give sex some competition is death. Ali Wong’s Raunchy New Stand-Up Set Brings the Laughs We Need 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z

Last year, Del Rio put out her first book, “Blame It on Bianca Del Rio,” and this year, she has been traveling the globe on her stand-up tour, “It’s Jester Joke.” 5 Comedy Shows to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z

Is it meant to be a genre-busting blend of stand-up and reality series? Tig Notaro leads breast cancer benefit at Largo 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z

When The Ben Stiller Show was picked up, I realized there was no way for me to do stand-up three or four nights a week and run this television show with Ben. Jon Stewart, Louis C.K., Chris Rock, Stephen Colbert, Conan O’Brien and the behind-the-scenes secrets of comedy’s ’90s glory days 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z

Our guide to stand-up, improv and variety shows happening this weekend and in the week ahead. 5 Comedy Shows to Catch in NYC This Weekend 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z

In fact, the wild and crazy spirit of the evening recalled the raucous atmosphere of Martin’s old stand-up comedy shows. It was a wild and crazy night at the AFI Life Achievement gala for Steve Martin 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z

A woman delivers deliberately unfunny stand-up comedy routines about losing her house keys or descaling a kettle. Direct from Edinburgh: Theaters Are Closed, but a ‘Zoo’ Is Open 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z

Unlike many contemporary comics who seem to hit the stand-up circuit straight from university or drama school, Eldon came to these things relatively late. Talk about Kevin 2010-07-30T23:06:00Z

The premise of the sitcom was based on Mac’s own life, and he incorporated it into a legendary routine in the very popular stand-up comedy film “The Original Kings of Comedy.” “I’ll bust you in the head till the white meat shows”: Stand-up comedy, black families and corporal punishment 2017-03-25T04:00:00Z

There was a record deal in 1997, then a stint as a stand-up. Why we're watching… Terry Mynott 2013-02-17T08:00:02Z

In an age in which starry stand-up is instantly accessible to anyone with a Netflix subscription, dropping big bucks to see a low-key, self-effacing comedian in person might seem like a waste. Review: Mike Birbiglia Is a Very Nervous Dad in ‘The New One’ 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z

Mr. Novak is best known as an actor and writer for the Emmy Award-winning comedy series “The Office,” and has also done stand-up comedy. Books of The Times: B. J. Novak’s Story Collection: ‘One More Thing’ 2014-01-27T21:38:31Z

Amy Schumer may be an Emmy­-winning star who sells out arenas on her stand-up tour, but she would usually prefer to stay home and watch TV with takeout Chinese food and boxed wine. Amy Schumer’s new book has hilarious moments, but it’s dark, too 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z

And, of course, you have this calm, silvery span of water, disturbed only by the occasional tourist boat or stand-up paddleboarder — or Canada goose, squinting suspiciously at you before it settles back down to snooze. Following the Lead of the Diving Girl 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z

Manic stand-up comedian Adam Bloom, for instance, plays a man who mistakenly thinks he is a manic stand-up comedian. Laugh Lines: From Asylum to The Mighty Boosh 2010-04-01T13:37:00Z

Robin Williams, who died of an apparent suicide on Monday at the age of 63, was an actor of prodigious comic gifts both on stage as a stand-up comedian and on-screen as an actor. Robin Williams: A comic actor with classical training 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z

Mirman has always defined comedy as broadly as possible, and while there are still comics with rigid ideas about what constitutes stand-up, Mirman’s more catholic tastes have won the day. He Made Brooklyn Comedy a Scene. But His Life Took a Different Turn. 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z

Katt Williams: Priceless: Afterlife Spike Lee directed this new special featuring the high-energy stand-up comic in front of an Ontario, Calif., audience. Saturday's TV Highlights and Weekend Talk Shows: 'Cedar Cove' 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z

Tell people what it was like and why the powers that be had such a trepidation about stand-up comedy coming to that region. Maz Jobrani doesn't miss Trump jokes: He wasn't just bad for America, he was bad for comedy 2021-01-30T05:00:00Z

And lastly, if I can make a plea to any women of color that might be reading this, give stand-up comedy a try! The rise of Minority Retort: Portland’s stand-up showcase for comedians of color comes to Seattle 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z

Kumar is unashamedly political and progressive in his stand-up and television work. Can a Podcast Save the U.K.? Crooked Media Takes on British Politics 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z

Mr. Shandling started in show business in the 1970s as a sitcom writer but soon transitioned into stand-up. No Flipping: Remembering Garry Shandling 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z

Helen Arney started performing as a stand-up after graduating in theoretical physics from Imperial College, London, and is now in two science-based comedy shows at the Fringe. Scientists invade Edinburgh Fringe 2013-08-05T06:56:50Z

It depends, I guess, on two things; firstly the enduring popularity of Michael McIntyre, the linchpin of the stand-up TV takeover; and secondly the free fringe. Edinburgh comedy notebook: TV is making comedy better ? and worse 2011-08-26T14:38:24Z

One of the open secrets of live stand-up is that the most famous names are rarely the funniest ones on the bill. A Netflix Experiment Gives Deserving Comics Their 15 Minutes 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z

“Steve Martin says in the film, when Robin was on stage, whether it was theater or stand-up, he was in charge,” says Zenovich. Come Inside My Mind: star-studded documentary honors Robin Williams 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z

Why do stand-up comics cede this market to clowns and magicians? A 7-Year-Old Walks Into a Stand-Up Club ... 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z

Mr. Hart is in self-deprecating mode, a more palatable persona than the brash one in his recent stand-up concert film, “Let Me Explain,” and it suits the slim material nicely. Movie Review: Cruising and Cracking Up in ‘Ride Along’ 2014-01-17T00:09:16Z

Apparently the way to get a TV show these days is to be a stand-up comic and pitch a series about your life before you started telling jokes for a living. For ‘Dr. Ken,’ a Comic Returns to Medicine 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z

Noah decided to become a stand-up comedian before he had ever seen one in his country, or before he knew that he could make a living doing such a thing. How Trevor Noah went from biracial youth in S. Africa to leading light on U.S. TV 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z

I’m revealing how naughty I was at a young age, and I don’t really do that in my stand-up. Scandalized by Ali Wong’s Stand-Up? Brace Yourself for Her Book 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z

He began performing stand-up when he was a junior at Florida A&M, studying broadcast journalism. Roy Wood Jr. chooses his words 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z

If you’d like to see a skilled stand-up comic using his creative muscles to get some distance from a raging storm of emotional turmoil, you will find no better example. Brains Behaving Badly: Why So Many Comedians End Up Self-Destructing 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z

As the author recently told The Times, she once thought of becoming a stand-up comic. 17 Refreshing Books to Read This Summer 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z

The rest of the year, when he’s not voicing characters on “Bob’s Burgers,” Kindler is on the road entertaining audiences with his stand-up. 5 Comedy Shows to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z

For stand-up comics, there were always two paths to stardom: become a talk-show host or a create a hit sitcom. Stand down: when comics make unfunny big-screen comedies 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z

Again, the coat was a subtle composition of dark English wool tweeds with an off-white wool lining inside the stand-up collar. On the Runway: Narciso Rodriguez: Not Trying to Be Groovy 2011-02-16T03:51:23Z

Both stand-up specials and newscasts play on familiar entertainment concepts. Hasan Minhaj’s (r)evolution: “Patriot Act” breaks free from “The Daily Show” format and... 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z

But Mr. Patton’s comedy also illustrates that live stand-up is its own art form, with its own distinct energy and challenges. On Comedy: Appreciating the Comics Sean Patton and Ted Alexandro 2014-03-12T20:01:16Z

You know, in stand-up, the ladies can get as graphic as the men — not that I like it in either case. Carol Burnett Taps Into Her Inner Child for Adult Advice 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z

Now he's broken into the big time, with regular panel show bookings, a bestselling DVD, a forthcoming autobiography, and a huge tour; basically, everything that a young stand-up dreams of. This week's new live comedy 2013-03-16T06:00:12Z

Or, to be accurate, an entire stand-up set of one-liners. At Prada: Airbrushing and the Woman 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z

Larry David mentioned Bob Shaw, an almost forgotten comic who was widely respected in the 1970s stand-up scene. Catch Charlie Barnett and Other Rising Stand-Up Stars Who Never Hit the Top 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z

Obviously Catastrophe is fictional, but Rob do you feel the same way about using true stories for your stand-up. 'Catastrophe' Stars on Why the Couple Acutally Has a Model Relationship 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z

Gregory then eschewed stand-up gigs for protest marches and rallies, where he was beaten and arrested. 'Scandal' actor Joe Morton on Charlottesville, bigotry and reviving the activism of Dick Gregory 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z

Mr. Williams became a stand-up star in in the 1970s. Remembering Robin Williams 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z

The cast of charged-up actor-musicians accompany themselves with skill and vivacity on piano and guitars, supplemented by drums and stand-up bass. 'Million Dollar Quartet' brings rock icons to life 2012-05-16T20:22:04Z

But we’re still waiting for a rival to fully engage in stand-up comedy. Best Comedy of 2022 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z

Several acts this year have forsworn the traditional structure of a stand-up performance in favor of something explicitly educational. Brexit Is Happening. You May as Well Laugh About It. 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z

"Forgetting Sarah Marshall" was the first time many Americans had heard of Brand, but he's long been one of Britain's most popular — and sometimes most controversial — stand-up comedians. Scarecrow suggests | Like 'Get Him to the Greek'? Try other Russell Brand films and comedy shows on DVD 2010-06-03T22:33:00Z

Jeremy Piven, the “Entourage” actor who has denied accusations of sexual misconduct over several years, has been trying out his stand-up skills at several sites this summer. Aziz Ansari, Sidelined by Accusation, Plays to a Big Crowd Back Home 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z

When it came time to film the characters’s stand-up sets at Drôle, the audience was made up of nonactors, with a camera trained on the performing comedian, and another on the audience’s reactions. Exploring the Diversity, and Precariousness, of French Stand-Up 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z

Comedian Stephen Merchant is to write and star in a pilot of a solo comedy series based on his 2011 stand-up tour. Merchant to make solo HBO pilot 2012-07-24T08:34:59Z

Mr. Gondelman, an endearingly sweet stand-up with a positive, preppy stage persona, will close out his nationwide Sweater Weather Tour with this special show featuring some of his favorite comics. Comedy in NYC This Week 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z

In your stand-up and Weekend Update spots, you’re even more direct in addressing the most controversial, headline-generating events of your life. Pete Davidson Comes Out of His Basement With Judd Apatow’s Help 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z

I spent the next two days stand-up paddleboarding the waters there and in the Harmony Islands, 26 miles south of Princess Louisa as the crow flies. On Small Ship, Ocean Life (and Other Passengers) Are Up Close 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z

The trend is particularly rampant among stand-up comedians, who need an audience to thrive. One Work of Dance, Theater and More to Experience This Weekend 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z

Stealth being essential to stand-up, many of the best male comics — Jack Benny, George Gobel, Tommy Smothers — understood how much better laugh lines play when your wardrobe is the sartorial equivalent of deadpan. The Late-Night Fashion Wars 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z

“I didn’t think I’d ever come back to Hartford,” he said on Saturday, closing out a star-studded Oddball Comedy and Curiosity Festival show that was the biggest blockbuster in stand-up this summer. Chappelle Returns to Hartford (All Is Forgiven) 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z

Similarly, in "No Cure for Cancer," a stand-up routine on Showtime in 1993, the comedian Denis Leary said he craved throat cancer because "you can make a lot of money with a voice box." Laughing at The Big C 2011-10-10T23:15:04Z

So it’s kind of fun for me to do that type of thing in a stand-up room, because we have permission to. Larry Wilmore goes to Washington: On roasting Beltway egos, Obama’s final year, and why Donald Trump is so dangerous 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z

If anything, she wants to move away from a dependence on conventional stand-up, while still booking big names. Is Livestreamed Stand-Up Here to Stay? 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z

In a jolt of good news for Chicago’s comedy scene, The Laugh Factory, a leading stand-up venue in Los Angeles, plans to open in the North Side space once occupied by the Lakeshore Theater. L.A.'s Laugh Factory plans Chicago outpost 2011-02-17T22:51:00Z

It was a full five years before the offer came in to be in a stand-up comedian’s first, low-budget movie, and he grabbed it. Daniel Kaluuya: ‘I'm not a spokesman. No one’s expected to speak for all white people’ 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z

After years of struggling and fine-tuning his comedy routine, Martin developed a surreal performance-art style of stand-up that captured the zeitgeist of the 1970s. Steve Martin on eve of his AFI award: 'I never had a vision for my career' 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z

In addition to filming the show, Williams was doing occasional stand-up at the Comedy Store on Sunset Boulevard. Robin Williams' rise no surprise to a writer dazzled by unknown comic 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z

Several media outlets reported that Colangeli was also a stand-up comic. Comedian Fuquan Johnson 1 of 3 dead from suspected overdose 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z

It was the expectant energy one might find at a music concert or, more appropriately, a high-profile stand-up comedy show. TIFF 2014: Chris Rock rates big laughs in 'Top Five' 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z

Henning Wehn, a German stand-up comedian who insists his job description is not an oxymoron, has heard that jibe more than once since arriving here 12 years ago. A German Comedian in London: Working Out the War in Punch Lines 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z

“Something in her,” Nachman said, “made her feel that to keep up with the times, or to keep up with stand-up comedy,” that was how she needed to be onstage. Joan Rivers, comedian who skewered everyone, including herself, dies

This sweet documentary is about stand-up comedians and their relationships with their mothers. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z

Mr. Patton is a powerhouse comic with an extraordinary skill for weaving long, complicated, sometimes harrowing tales into brilliant stand-up sets that brim with energy. Comedy in NYC This Week 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z

The performers, who are basically a singing duo, are a near unclassifiable act with their sharp fusion of stand-up comedy and naughty songs, which come layered with film projections and bizarre and wonderful costumes. This week's new dance 2010-12-04T00:07:00Z

“My days of doing comedy and stand-up comedy are, to all intents and purposes, finished.” Worcester playwright hopes for success in debut 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z

Shooting the pilot, she felt “horrified just petrified” about the stand-up sequence. Did You Hear the One About the Housewife Who Walks Into a Comedy Club? 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z

Yet his entire output, despite interludes of lyricism and nostalgia, and a running strain of stand-up humor, is a steady indictment of American culture as he has lived it over the past 60 years. Raymond Pettibon, Wielding an Art Mightier Than the Sword 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z

“I never thought of him as a great stand-up comedian,” Mr. Brill said. Critic?s Notebook: Eddie Brill and the Comics on David Letterman?s Show 2012-01-11T23:09:20Z

In his stand-up and on SNL, Davidson has never been afraid to reference his late father, particularly if the mention could deliver a kind of shock laughter. Pete Davidson’s personal life always overshadowed his career. So he turned it into a movie. 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z

This stand-up special is no exception; expect flat tones as he delivers observations on Yelp reviews, texting and CVS. What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘Eric Idle’s the Entire Universe’ and Dolly Parton 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z

Especially doing stand-up: If you get onstage and they see you're nervous, it makes the audience nervous. Which sitcom actresses rarely watch their shows? 2010-06-10T04:18:00Z

Or are a stand-up comic with a new baby. Stand-Up Comics and the Parent Trap 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z

But his grades were bad, so he switched to communications and after graduation moved to Los Angeles to work as a stand-up comedian. Jimmy Fallon set to take over ‘The Tonight Show’ 2013-12-11T19:24:35Z

In music, he said, “you have four good years and then you peak and then that’s it. There’s way less competition in stand-up than in music.” Eric Andre Isn’t a Prankster, He’s a ‘Benevolent Attacker’ 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z

She said HBO remained “really proud of the show,” adding that the network was preparing a stand-up comedy special with Cenac. What Was the Problem With ‘Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas’? 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z

After waiting 13 years for a new stand-up special, audiences will receive four new ones from Mr. Chappelle this year. What’s on TV Sunday: New Year’s Eve Celebrations and Dave Chappelle 2017-12-31T05:00:00Z

Mr. Brill also called Kaufman one of his favorites, but not “in a stand-up scenario.” Critic?s Notebook: Eddie Brill and the Comics on David Letterman?s Show 2012-01-11T23:09:20Z

When things get aggressive, we expect the stand-up to retain control, to be above getting dragged into a boozy brawl. When heckling goes bad 2010-08-24T15:03:00Z

Besides — the vaudeville rules regulated an art form that was economically and creatively very different than modern stand-up. So a thief walks into a comedy club: Trevor Noah, Louis C.K. and the war over plagiarized punch-lines 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z

At least 10 dates on the comedian's stand-up tour, as well as some scheduled TV appearances, were cancelled following the initial allegations against him, which surfaced last autumn. Bill Cosby accuser seeks charges 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z

I learned a lot in my approach to comedy, my approach to stand-up, from working with Trevor Noah. "I need to host": Roy Wood Jr. talks "The Daily Show" and why late-night TV needs change 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z

She opens her new Netflix stand-up special, “Joke Show,” with an observation. Michelle Wolf Doesn’t Want to Be Your Folk Hero 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z

Now, we don’t believe it’s time to reinvent stand-up along the lines of everyday conversations. Why laughter makes no sense: The surprising science behind what tickles our funny bones 2014-04-09T22:59:00Z

Some shops are back open, too, and many outdoor activities are once again available: renting kayaks and stand-up paddleboards, or chartering fishing boats. ‘There’s No Spring Break Here’: Florida’s Gulf Coast Fights to Rebound After Hurricane Ian 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z

During the pandemic year, as artists and performers were deprived of their passions and their income, Zoldan has made himself into a determined advocate for the survival of stand-up comedy. A Stand-Up Set at the Swipe of a MetroCard 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z

The show’s struggling stand-up comics reflect this diversity. Exploring the Diversity, and Precariousness, of French Stand-Up 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z

Wales will be represented by Bedwyr Williams, whose work encompasses sculpture and absurd performances verging on stand-up comedy. Venice Biennale to showcase new generation of young British artists 2013-03-18T19:36:10Z

I'm looking towards being a singer-songwriter at some point in my career because it would be potentially a less overt and annoying way of expressing my feelings than stand-up. "I'm actually not freezing my eggs": Nikki Glaser opens up about comedy, fertility and oversharing 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z

Decades of the stand-up circuit and green-room jokes have given Paul a unique angle on the recent trouble that has plagued comedians like Tracy Morgan and Gilbert Gottfried. America's misguided war on offensive humor 2011-07-12T16:15:00Z

“A Horse Walks Into a Bar” comprises a single disastrous performance by the stand-up comic Dovaleh G in a nightclub in Netanya, north of Tel Aviv. Review | David Grossman’s new novel presents a stand-up comic in crisis 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z

This year she's pushing the form, improvising with her puppets, engaging them in traditional stand-up banter with the audience, and introducing some new puppets, including a charming one based on her own grandmother. Edinburgh fringe comedy round-up 2010-08-21T23:06:00Z

The comedian Justin Silver has been hosting versions of this stand-up show for years. Comedy in NYC This Week 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z

The performer also shared with the audience that when she used to perform as a comedian, she dealt with a report fact-checking her stand-up, inquiring whether she had a degree from New York University. "The View:" Whoopi Goldberg defends Hasan Minhaj’s comedy fabrications 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z

The moment I knew that the stand-up comic Taylor Tomlinson was going to be a star was not after she made the precociously funny debut special, “Quarter-Life Crisis,” at the age of 25. Taylor Tomlinson: A Comic With the Confidence of a Star 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z

I’d had lots of stage experience, as a former child actor and, later, an author and journalist giving public readings, but stand-up had always seemed terrifying. How I Found Myself in Mrs. Maisel’s Shoes 2019-12-01T05:00:00Z

Which suggests that, unless something's come unattached or is profusely bleeding, checking into one of Seattle's or the Eastside's stand-up comedy clubs is healthier than checking in with your general practitioner. A stand-up roundup: Comedy clubs in Seattle and on the Eastside 2010-03-18T20:59:00Z

His restless mind has led him into becoming a stand-up giant, a movie star, a screenwriter, a producer, a novelist, a songwriter, a banjoist, an art curator — and, increasingly these days, a playwright. What follows 'Bright Star'? For Steve Martin, it's 'Meteor Shower' 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z

The great stand-up comic George Carlin famously said that it’s the duty of the comedian to find the line and then cross it deliberately. A New Special From George Carlin — Sort Of. (It’s Complicated) 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z

For his part, Segal's act is a cross between comedy stand-up, mentalism and teaching the audience how to become mentalists themselves. Jesse Eisenberg works his magic 2013-07-03T06:59:08Z

If French stand-up skews fresh-faced, it’s in part because it’s a relatively new art form. As Paris’s Theaters Go Quiet, Its Comedy Clubs Are Packed 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z

It was what a woman had to do to get noticed in the world of stand-up comedy in the 1950s and ’60s, a world as thoroughly dominated by men as the Augusta National Golf Club. Remembering Phyllis Diller: Stand-Up Comedy Pioneer 2012-08-21T02:50:16Z

After the screening, she and Apatow popped in to do short stand-up sets at the nearby comedy club Ester’s Follies. SXSW 2015: At riotous 'Trainwreck' premiere, Amy Schumer gets real 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z

Rather than highlight Hollywood glamour like other Lake Como properties, Filario emphasizes the region’s natural appeal, offering guests outdoor activities like kayaking, stand-up paddle boarding, nighttime fishing and vineyard hikes. Lake Como is the Star at a Sleek, Modernist Hotel 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z

When you started doing stand-up in New York, you famously walked offstage before telling a joke because you didn’t like the look of an audience. Larry David on Broadway Theater, ‘Seinfeld’ and Death Etiquette 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z

Associates said he had boundless energy, the rapid patter of a stand-up comic and an actor’s gift for memory. Paul Mazursky, Director Who Captured a Changing America, Dies at 84 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z

In 1988 Ms. Wilson was performing stand-up to entertain volunteers in both parties, and Ms. Lee was covering them for the University of Missouri student newspaper. ‘Janeane From Des Moines,’ Mock Documentary, Hits the Right 2012-09-30T16:51:30Z

She also incorporated the whole experience in her stand-up comedy shtick. ‘Dangerous Boobies’: One woman’s experience ‘breaking up with’ her breasts 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z

After the show was canceled in 1949, he hit the theater circuit, playing the bagpipes and doing stand-up comedy. Alan Young, the Affable Owner on ‘Mister Ed,’ Dies at 96 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z

It was a rainy night, and about three dozen people were gathered in the downstairs of a duplex for “Live @ the Apt,” a regular stand-up show held in the home of its producers. ‘Live @ the Apt’ Comedy Shows Really Happen in Apartments 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z

This week we are exploring laughter at the Summer Science Exhibition, from sound to breath to brain with the help of stand-up comedians, and hopefully a lot of laughter. Laughter on the brain: the science behind our sniggers 2012-07-03T16:43:37Z

In it, Driver plays a famous stand-up comedian named Henry McHenry who performs a sinister, physical show, dubbed “The Ape of God,” while clad in a boxing robe. Cannes: Adam Driver on singing, surrealism and ‘Annette’ 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z

Silverman promises an interactive stand-up performance, saying in a promo she filmed for it, “I’m going to be talking about everything big and small, guided by your live questions and comments.” 5 Things to Do This Weekend 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z

I used to fear the black audience, and this was earlier on in my stand-up career. Retta on why she’s “So Close to Being the S**t, Y’all Don’t Even Know” 2018-06-03T04:00:00Z

“For most people KKK members are a punchline, like a stand-up comedian’s joke — it’s not something to be taken seriously for most people,” Bell said during an interview last year. Where did the radical right come from? Television tries to make sense of it. 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z

During quarantine she did a full tour of drive-in stand-up shows, refined a new hour of material, launched an online cooking show with her husband and secured a book deal. In ‘Good on Paper,’ Iliza Shlesinger becomes a leading lady 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z

A live stand-up bassist and drummer played jazz tunes. Stars swamp loud, colorful Oscar parties 2012-02-27T12:52:12Z

So she threw herself into stand-up the way she did any other kind of training, and soon was performing nearly two dozen times a week. Comedy’s next big star Michelle Wolf doesn’t want to make a point — she just wants to make you laugh 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z

Over the past 15 years, thanks to Stewart, “The Daily Show” became the place to turn — and on Monday night, Comedy Central hands the high-profile gig over to Noah, 31, a little-known stand-up comedian. Will Trevor Noah’s millennial status set the new ‘Daily Show’ apart? 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z

They celebrate their seventh anniversary with this month’s offering of stand-up, music and storytelling. 5 Comedy Shows to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z

Two miles away, Gabriel Iglesias was getting ready to be the first stand-up to ever perform at Dodger Stadium. In Comedy, Timing Is Everything, Especially at Netflix’s Festival 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z

Not limited to stand-up, this column will try to reflect today’s vast and fragmented scene, for creative, funny work can be found everywhere from late-night cable to bars in Brooklyn to a tweet. Critic?s Notebook: Hannibal Buress Approaches Comedy From the Side 2011-11-03T12:00:04Z

“But what I really like is to talk about daily life in a provocative way, touching on subjects that are more sensitive, and that’s the focus of my stand-up.” Comedy: A Brazilian?s Comic Mania: Social Media 2011-08-04T12:00:00Z

Like “Mr. Robinson,” which stars Craig Robinson, “The Carmichael Show” is a vehicle for a stand-up comic to tell a vaguely autobiographical tale. Review: ‘The Carmichael Show,’ With Jabs and Jokes, Has Its Debut on NBC 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z

“Queens” is part interview show, part banter, part stand-up showcase, and the segments don’t always seem to row in tandem. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z

The tween and teenage stand-up comics who take part in this series probably have a New Year’s resolution in common: to be hilarious. Events for Children in NYC This Week 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z

Now Hart is back with this stand-up special filmed at the O2 Arena in London. What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘This Is Us’ and ‘The Last O.G.’ 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z

Have you ever felt that there was a moment, either on the show or when you're doing stand-up, when something has been taken the wrong way? America's misguided war on offensive humor 2011-07-12T16:15:00Z

There are plenty of adult-only toys too, such as stand-up paddle boards and quad pedal boats. Summer Guide | 5 top spots for boating around Seattle 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z

“Beyond the stand-up parody,” Ben Brantley wrote in his review in The Times, “the larger point of ‘Political Animal’ is that it takes a hollow, desperate man to run for president these days.” Douglas McGrath, Playwright, Filmmaker and Actor, Dies at 64 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z

Davidson has shown a similar, unsparingly candid style in stand-up specials like “Alive From New York,” which was released on Netflix in February. Pete Davidson Comes Out of His Basement With Judd Apatow’s Help 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z

His stand-up specials from that decade, in which he famously performed in leather suits, cemented him as a singular comic talent. Eddie Murphy receives the Cecil B. DeMille Award. 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z

The show switches between stand-up comedy and scripted vignettes, which allows Orji to discuss issues in depth. What’s on TV This Week: ‘Saturday Night Live’ and ‘Hostages’ 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z

The stand-up special is too young an art to become set in its ways. Stand-Ups Get Experimental in Five Adventurous New Specials 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z

Working between all of these different films and television shows, is it easy to snap back into stand-up mode or is stand-up something that you constantly do? "I'd play the s**t out of George Washington": Jimmy O. Yang talks representation & his Amazon debut 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z

The bright side is we see a lot more when we go do shows now, stand-up shows. Muslim-American comics after 9/11: "I thought comedy was over, but it was more important than ever" 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z

Rock’s storied career as a record-breaking HBO pay-per-view stand-up comedian and box office king is the stuff of which legends are made and, well, Prince is a legend. Leslie Jones’ frustrating “SNL” performance: Why I’m afraid she wasn’t the right choice for the show 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z

Her Comedy Central sketch show doesn't always rise to the level of her stand-up, but when it's great — and it often is — it packs a bracing honesty that's ground-breaking. Emmys may be ready to give up the 'Modern Family' lock on comedy 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z

Mr. Dean, a stand-up comic with a taste for the absurd, presents this comedic art project about his own work. Comedy in NYC This Week 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z

He has now been persuaded to take a show to Edinburgh after a successful stand-up comedy slot at a charity event last year. John Lloyd makes Edinburgh debut 2013-07-26T07:03:01Z

Ms. Wilson, who lived in Los Angeles, where she was born in 1964, began her career as a stand-up comic. Yvette Wilson, Actress on TV’s ‘Moesha,’ Dies at 48 2012-06-16T04:46:30Z

At its best, comedy in the theater mixes that kind of refined complexity with the energy of a stand-up club. Critic’s Notebook: Broadway’s Laughs, From Nathan Lane to Bette Midler 2013-05-29T16:05:07Z

Her last big-time stand-up appearance was in Las Vegas in 2002, and she was asked three years later if she missed performing: "I don't miss the travel," she said. Phyllis Diller 2012-08-21T17:39:18Z

Noah, who has previously appeared on the show as an international correspondent, has been acting and doing stand-up comedy for years. New 'Daily Show' Host Faces Backlash Over Twitter History 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z

Then again, since material for a stand-up special can take years to put together, this may be a bit early; David Cross’s first salvo at President George W. Bush didn’t arrive until 2002. Louis C.K.’s New Special Mines Comedy From the Middle Ground 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z

This fall he plans to team again with Bob Odenkirk, his partner on Mr. Cross’s other lamented cult comedy, “Mr. Show,” on a book and short stand-up tour. ArtsBeat: David Cross on the Return of ‘Arrested Development’ 2013-05-23T18:41:11Z

Fortunately for both his audiences and his cardiovascular health, Mr. Black modulates the rage in his 90 or so minutes of stand-up, transforming from sober glowering to jabbering-like-a-lunatic only to punctuate a key point. Theater Review: ‘Lewis Black: Running on Empty,’ at Richard Rodgers Theater 2012-10-11T02:00:00Z

Despite the grind of writing and performing on a weekly TV show, Meyers is still finding time to do stand-up and work on projects outside of “SNL.” ‘SNL’s’ Seth Meyers brings his comedy to the stage of the Paramount 2013-01-24T23:18:29Z

The comedy ran for six seasons on CBS in the 1970s, giving the stand-up comedian his best showcase since his early comedy albums. New releases: Classic fare in 'Life Aquatic,' 'Bob Newhart Show' 2014-05-25T04:00:00Z

If you read any interview with any stand-up comedian it will tell you the same thing. Taking a stand: when stand-up comedy turns ugly 2013-06-09T06:07:02Z

In the film Rock plays Andre Allen, a stand-up comedian turned superstar comic actor. TIFF 2014: Chris Rock rates big laughs in 'Top Five' 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z

The audience was treated to many clips of early Leno stand-up routines, as well as a host of bits he did over two decades as host on “The Tonight Show.” Jay Leno, the King of Late Night, gets his laugh lines at Mark Twain Prize ceremony

In my late 20s and early 30s, I was getting up early to audition for commercials, then I would have stand-up shows at night, and I felt a lot of guilt about napping. Jim Gaffigan Values Fear, Longs for Naps and Dreams of Deep-Dish 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z

It has the entertaining pace of a Hollywood movie about a comic, but one in which the story supports the stand-up as opposed to the other way around. What Happened After the Joke: A Stand-Up’s Harrowing Tale 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z

Those who regularly visit this show could never conclude that the reason there are few star black female stand-up comics is a dearth of talent. In ‘2 Dope Queens’ a Duo Muses Over Life, and Stanley Tucci 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z

"I grew up watching Joan Rivers do stand-up, and of course I'm familiar with Silverman's work. But here you see a different side of them. I like to hear about the process." Moment of Friday: Michelle Andrade in praise of Joan Rivers, Sarah Silverman 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z

He’s since focused on stand-up, though he also appeared in the Spike Lee film Chi-Raq. Dave Chappelle Is About to Make His 'Saturday Night Live' Hosting Debut 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z

He was known for making self-deprecating jokes about his weight and his agent, Nick Nuciforo, told US media he had been working on a stand-up project when he died. US comic Pinette found dead at 50 2014-04-07T01:20:35Z

The response was, “That’s right, I am a terrorist. I just do stand-up comedy on the side to keep a low profile.” Kumail Nanjiani on How to Shut Down Racist Hecklers 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z

It’s not only a concert: it’s a stand-up comedy show, monologue, and explanation of who he is aesthetically, punctuated by pieces of his favorite songs by other artists performed alone with acoustic guitar. ArtsBeat: Popcast: Garth Brooks Is Back, Heroes in Tow 2013-12-06T20:25:25Z

About a year after wrapping up that show, Glazer is taking a solo turn with this stand-up special, which includes sharp observations on anti-Semitism, sexism and homophobia. What’s on TV Friday: An Ilana Glazer Stand-Up Special and ‘Little Women’ 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z

Unlike many in the stand-up world, Iglesias' wide-appealing comedy stays mostly clean, featuring extended vignettes from his life. Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias, a social (media) sort of guy, gets a film 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z

And in a career that's encompassed multiple stand-up specials, numerous television and film roles, a Tony Award and seemingly indefatigable activism, fundraising and political campaigning, she's doing a healthy job of it. "If they shout at me, I'll shout back": Eddie Izzard talks comedy, transphobia and taking a stand 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z

The path is a good jumping-off point for land-based and aquatic adventures; pedal a bike along its 3½ -mile expanse or stand-up paddleboard in the bay. Head to La Paz rather than overdeveloped Los Cabos for the real Baja California Sur 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z

All these people who are great comics that stopped doing stand-up. Dave Chappelle on Trump, Cosby and His Netflix Deal 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z

Watching his stand-up is like sitting in on a very funny and often dark therapy session. Richard Lewis looks back at his dark comic turns in 'Bundle of Nerves' 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z

Soon after, he had another break: He performed at a stand-up showcase at the New York Comedy Festival, in the hopes of landing a spot on “Conan.” Newest ‘Daily Show’ Correspondent Has Graduated From Twitter Fame 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z

His stand-up comedy career was taking off, he was touring the country and “Silicon Valley” would soon debut to critical acclaim. How ‘The Big Sick’ makes arranged marriages, Muslim families and a coma perfect rom-com material 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z

In June, Chappelle held a private, outdoor stand-up and social commentary performance to a socially distant and masked audience in Yellow Springs. Dave Chappelle set to turn Ohio firehouse into comedy club 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z

Firestone’s cheerful support and everyone’s overall good nature are welcome reminders that stand-up comedy is not merely a fraught and disingenuous battleground for podcast hosts. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z

For her mother, a pioneering stand-up and withering critic of celebrity fashion, “a view was always important.” A ‘Crown Jewel of Comedy’: The Joan Rivers Card Catalog of Jokes Finds a Home 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z

Edinburgh Festival Fringe It’s where I first saw live stand-up and fell in love with it and realized that that was something that you could do for a living. Jack Whitehall Will Do Anything to Get to the Glastonbury Festival 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z

Her debut special, an offhanded if very funny production shot at Union Hall in Brooklyn, has a quick and jaunty style, a rough production for a stand-up act without frills. Four Stand-Up Specials That Punch Above Their Weight 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z

A somewhat racy observational stand-up, he headlines the weekend at Carolines. Comedy Listings for April 10-16 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z

She also has “Drawn,” an hourlong animated stand-up special, coming out on HBO this summer. Tig Notaro, Action-Hero Heartthrob, Gets Her Blasts From the Past 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z

“When David came to the studio to record his part,” Mr. Branca said, “he walked in and did a stand-up comedy routine, with impressions — he was unbelievable. He was so charming and so clever.” David Bowie as Muse? Why One Composer Says So 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z

Now regularly selling out theaters all over the world, Taylor Tomlinson took the next step to stand-up stardom this year. Best Comedy of 2022 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z

In 60 shows over four days, the festival features stand-up, storytelling, improv, sketch comedy and other genres by an eclectic collection of performers. Comedy Listings for Sept. 9-15 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z

Though his stand-up and screen careers took him to Hollywood, Williams would occasionally return to the kind of classical acting that he studied at Juilliard. Robin Williams: A comic actor with classical training 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z

“When I started doing stand-up, I had to snap myself out of writing in his voice. It would be weird if I said ‘Indeed!’ onstage.” What it’s like to do comedy when your dad is a legend 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z

Since the ABC comedy “George Lopez” ended in 2007, Lopez has been making movies, hosting a talk show, performing stand-up dates and even making news for a quick nap he took on a casino floor. George Lopez debuts new show on FX 2014-03-05T19:38:39Z

You were doing videos while I was doing stand-up during the Arab Comedy Festival, and then you started doing stand-up and acting. Ramy Youssef on highlighting anti-Blackness: "The conversation about race in America is very binary" 2020-08-17T04:00:00Z

As the rough, blue-collar, tough-white-guy stand-up comedy Clay trades in becomes less fashionable, it’s hard not to read the series in relation to his own career. Andrew Dice Clay wants you to know he’s not a sexist: “I have never judged any girl—wife, girlfriend, fiancée—for what they want to do with me in the bedroom” 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z

The video is a pastiche of clips of women, mostly stand-up comics and singers, arrayed across the screens in an irregular, ever-shifting grid. In L.A. galleries now: A celebration of black women, a cheeky take on living with disability 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z

Eventually the field was swamped by media companies broadcasting stand-up to any screen — from TV to tablet — with Netflix reigning supreme by 2020. 7 Things to Do This Weekend 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z

Let's take it the other way around: What parts of your stand-up do you think that you bring to playing Ava? Why do we love "Abbott Elementary" star Janelle James for being bad? It's simple: "I'm hilarious" 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z

This is why people are excited about stand-up now. Jerry Seinfeld on Louis C.K., Roseanne and Tense Times in Comedy 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z

If I'm going to do stand-up, I'm going to go up more than anybody else. "You have to outwork everybody": Mo Amer on his Netflix immigrant comedy about hustling in Houston 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z

A stand-up paddle boarder glided slowly by, as if poling on the bayou, though this was the Pacific Ocean. Casting for a Big Fish on the Big Island of Hawaii 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z

“Real Eyes,” a performance merging stand-up comedy and contemporary dance, is a sly sendup of many aspects of the dance world that include talking about the choreographic process and pitching work to potential donors. Dance Review: Rebecca Patek’s ‘Real Eyes’ at Chocolate Factory 2012-06-03T21:19:26Z

He says he makes hundreds of stand-up comedy appearances a year, including on stage, on network television, as a warm-up for Comedy Central audiences and in film. NJ's highest court to hear 'joking judge' appeal 2013-02-26T17:37:11Z

It uses a lot of sketch structures, but it isn’t paced like a sketch show, nor is it like any of the indulgent stand-up auteur comedies. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z

His return to stand-up will be part of a broader reboot of the decade that made Murphy a star. Eddie Murphy Is Bringing Eddie Murphy Back 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z

Their stand-up turns jokes into cudgels to break down racism, homophobia and systemic discrimination, but they also tend to be more comfortable than many comics in delaying punch lines in service of an argument. The W. Kamau Bell Legacy: A Talk Show Five Years Ahead of Its Time 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z

Focused on failed dreams and modern times, his absurdist skits owe as much to stand-up comedy as they do to performance art. This week's new exhibitions 2013-01-05T00:06:12Z

Alternating with his stand-up, the conversations at first complement and play off the jokes, but then the dialogues comment on, and eventually overwhelm, the comedy. This May Be the Most Polarizing Comedy Special of the Year 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z

But Louis C.K. returned to stand-up, first at comedy clubs and then at bigger venues, which often sold out. Louis C.K.’s Grammy, After ‘Global Amounts of Trouble,’ Draws Backlash 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z

“I learned that she’s a very driven person,” he said, and was left with no doubt that she would succeed in stand-up comedy. Date Lab: This time, she got to pick her date 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z

This 90-minute show, for audiences 9 and older, features tween and teenage stand-up comics, who always approach academia with a sense of humor. 8 Things to Do With Your Kids in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z

If she ever leaves, Rosie O’Donnell, with whom she has made three films, wants her to do a joint stand-up act. Television: Sheila Nevins: The Force Behind HBO Documentaries 2010-06-12T03:52:00Z

After all, in “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” she plays a 1950s housewife turned stand-up comedian, for which she has won a pair of Golden Globes. What the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Wears Offscreen 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z

The reality TV star, author, playwright and stand-up comedian will appear Friday and Saturday at the Paramount Theatre. Everyone is fair game for Kathy Griffin 2011-11-01T05:58:20Z

In one of his stand-up routines, Noah recounts his early years in a family that, under South Africa’s stringent laws enforcing racial segregation, wasn’t allowed to live together. Meet “The Daily Show’s” new South African comedian 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z

With his clean, observational stand-up, he sells out large theaters and concert halls around the country. Comedy Listings for Sept. 25-Oct. 1 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z

The Channel 4 star's show is billed as his first stand-up set for five years, but it's only half stand-up. Rory Bremner 2010-04-18T21:15:00Z

This formally tricky style owes an obvious debt to the satirical stand-up of Steve Martin, who also built an act on unpacking show business tropes. On Comedy: Bo Burnham Releases His Comedy Special 2013-12-25T22:24:40Z

For one thing, it’s a marriage of two arenas long dominated by men: stand-up comedy and the talk show format. No more Jimmys on late night: Why we need more women comedians hosting now 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z

Rod & Custom Car Show, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; stand-up paddleboard races, noon; air show, 1:30-3:30 p.m. over Commencement Bay; fireworks, 10:10 p.m., Here's your guide to parades, picnics and fireworks for the Fourth 2011-06-30T18:21:35Z

The architecture Mr. Crabb teaches — setup, inciting incident, raising stakes — is closer to the map of a screenplay than of a stand-up bit, or sketch or improv scene. Comedy: Storytelling Classes in New York 2012-03-25T02:49:02Z

A fair portion of the people who recognize his name associate him with the persona he disposed of years ago, one created in his early career as a stand-up comedian. It’s Bobcat Goldthwait’s moment: With “Misfits & Monsters,” he’s not hiding anymore 2018-07-14T04:00:00Z

This multilingual sampler plate of international stand-up comedy features comics from around the world delivering half-hour sets. What’s on TV Thursday: ‘Support the Girls’ and ‘Black Mirror: Bandersnatch’ 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z

When South African blacks entered into a fledgling stand-up scene after apartheid, their routines focused primarily on race and politics. For Trevor Noah, a Comic Sensibility Shaped by the Scars of Apartheid 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z

Ms. Wong, who majored in Asian-American studies at U.C.L.A. and considered a career in academia before trying and falling in love with stand-up after college, held off for nearly a decade before producing a special. The Strategic Mind of Ali Wong 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z

I got into stand-up to get on a sitcom. David Spade: Happily Sold on Selling Out 2010-02-19T20:13:00Z

Ms. Schumer has long used stand-up material filled with frank talk about sex. ‘Trainwreck Comedy Tour’ Is Amy Schumer’s Thing 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z

On the Web: A former professional soccer player, Mr. Luque, 37, studied to become an actor, but then found that he felt more at ease on stage doing stand-up comedy. ArtsBeat: Supplying Brazil's Laugh Track 2011-08-04T12:00:43Z

He’s a fool one moment, the Harold Hill of stand-up the next. Critic’s Notebook: ‘Steve Martin: The Television Stuff’: A Comedian’s Evolution 2012-09-17T21:49:26Z

In January, the stand-up comic Carmen Lynch told a joke on “The Tonight Show” about dating a man turning 50. What TikTok Taught One Stand-Up Comic 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z

I tried to do one where it's like, okay there's a pic of me with my friends, and then you swipe, there's a pic of me doing stand-up. "I'd play the s**t out of George Washington": Jimmy O. Yang talks representation & his Amazon debut 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z

He appeared frequently on Johnny Carson’s “Tonight Show,” initially as a stand-up and later as a guest-host. “Such a genius, such a wonderful man”: Comedians pay tribute to late icon Garry Shandling 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z

I thought Ricky Barrios, 32, a technical writer and self-described “jokester” who dabbles in stand-up, might be up to the task. He gave her tips on how to escape a bad date 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z

“They’re both going to be full-time jobs,” she said in a telephone interview on Thursday as she raced to Nashville for a previously scheduled stand-up performance. 2 Networks Pin Their Hopes on One Comedian 2011-05-20T23:25:40Z

“At a comedy show the audience is expecting a stand-up pace,” said Jay Stern, who helped create the festival in 2002. Iron Mule Short Comedy Film Festival at 92Y Tribeca 2010-07-01T21:23:00Z

When the president himself directly insults people’s looks in the gut-punch style of a stand-up comic, do late-night shows have license to do the same? Late-night shows still make fun of politicians’ looks. Are these jokes justified — or even funny? 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z

She's also got the perfect stage in stand-up, where the best use their own personal tragedies and mistakes for laughs. 'Obvious Child' teases the comedy out of the human condition 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z

But it is also not what I love about stand-up. Joel Kim Booster on his radically transparent comedy, critiques and "the Bechdel test of it all" 2022-06-25T04:00:00Z

So many stand-up specials are released these days that it’s easy to miss how radically the art form has evolved. A Netflix Experiment Gives Deserving Comics Their 15 Minutes 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z

On a bitterly cold day in January, Abdul-Jabbar stood on the sidewalk outside the Department of Justice, filming a stand-up for his race documentary. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the basketball icon, reinvented as culture vulture 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z

"I didn't know how to get into acting, so I chose to do stand-up as a way to get into that." "We can make it to the end": Jermaine Fowler of "The Blackening" on why Black horror's moment is now 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z

Already considered one of the world's leading stand-up comics – he has starred in five HBO specials and sold out shows from Los Angeles to Johannesburg – Rock is revving up for a busy next phase. Yeah, he said it 2010-05-28T23:04:00Z

As we approach summer’s end, here are seven great recent stand-up specials to tide you over through these last lazy summer days. Get ready for Amy Schumer on HBO with these 7 great streaming stand-up specials 2015-08-15T04:00:00Z

Yet despite his success, he’s never done the one thing that is traditionally the hallmark of a professional comic – a stand-up comedy special. SNL's Jay Pharoah plans to make a big impression with comedy special 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z

Or do I want to write a stand-up show? Aziz Ansari Discusses His New Comedy Special—and Saved by the Bell Reruns 2013-10-24T18:45:39Z

Ms. Ways is one of the most important gatekeepers in Brooklyn’s fertile stand-up scene, which is centered not in clubs, but in bars and performing spaces like Union Hall and Bell House. The Art and Anxiety of Booking a Hit Comedy Showcase 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z

Unlike both Key and Peele, Buress is a comedian more attuned to stand-up—and, failing that, a comedian able to communicate an awful lot of pathos in his comic characters. Gallows humor in the age of #BlackLivesMatter: “Key & Peele” returns and “Why? with Hannibal Buress” premieres, not a moment too soon 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z

This doesn't work on the page, and ideally, my ambition is to get to the point where none of my stand-up works on the page. How I Escaped My Certain Fate: The Life and Deaths of a Stand-Up Comedian 2010-07-31T23:14:00Z

Price includes four-course gourmet meals and snacks; open bar; guided shore excursions; snorkel equipment, stand-up paddleboards and sea kayaks, and select transfers. Travel deals: Half-off resort rates in Mexico and airfare sale to Asia 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z

Caroline Hirsch, the founder of the club, played a key role in raising the stature of stand-up. Dave Attell Bids a Heartfelt (and Hilarious) Farewell to Carolines 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z

Discovery courses are designed for beginners and range from archery to stand-up paddling, with a particular emphasis on fishing classes. At L.L. Bean’s flagship store, learn to snowshoe against the backdrop of a Maine winter 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z

This series of stand-up shows originated in its producer’s East Village apartment; it has since grown and taken over spaces around New York City. Comedy in NYC This Week 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z

Don Rickles, the acidic stand-up comic who became world-famous not by telling jokes but by insulting his audience, died on Thursday at his home in Los Angeles. Don Rickles, Equal Opportunity Offender of Comedy, Dies at 90 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z

Traditional comedies are struggling for oxygen at the box office, caught between superheroes and a vast buffet of stand-up specials, sitcoms and amateur pranks on digital services like Netflix and YouTube. The Man Behind Winnie the Pooh Speaks Up, Gently 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z

Louis C.K., who was watching from backstage, tweeted that it was one of the "truly great, masterful stand-up sets" he's seen in his 27 years of performing. Tig Notaro leads breast cancer benefit at Largo 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z

Though her audience has widened as she's written novels, appeared on panel shows and acted in the superlative comedy Getting On, Brand says she's planning to go back to stand-up. Bafta TV special: Jo Brand, Charlie Higson and Rebecca Front 2012-05-19T23:05:19Z

The 31st edition of Seattle's stand-up competition boils down to one funny show at 8 p.m. The Week Ahead: Apolo Ohno, 'A Christmas Carol,' Northwest Girlchoir 2010-11-28T05:01:00Z

Netflix has postponed the release of a stand-up special scheduled to air on Nov. 28. TV Land Pulls 'The Cosby Show' From Its Lineup 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z

Comedy Central also announced this week that it was pulling its planned encore of Cosby's stand-up special "Far From Finished," which premiered last year. Bill Cosby Vegas show latest to be canceled as rape allegations swirl 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z

At the peak of Williams’ Hollywood stardom, he didn’t so much play characters as deliver his manic, stream-of-consciousness stand-up comedy persona, packaged within some kind of uplifting conventional dramedy. “Boulevard”: In Robin Williams’ tormented final role, the beloved star still doesn’t know what he’s looking for 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z

Now that he’s taken over as host of “The Daily Show,” he’s incorporating more topical and political comedy into his stand-up act. Comedy Listings for Nov. 13-19 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z

Mel Brooks began his career as a stand-up comic in the 1940s and went on to make his name as a writer, actor, producer and director. Comic Mel Brooks gets BFI honour 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z

Simon's more focused on his blog about stand-up comedy these days. 'Ned Rifle' a high mark in Hal Hartley's bizarre world 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z

“It was fun to watch her make stuff up,” she said, which may help explain why it’s easier to find improv for children than stand-up. A 7-Year-Old Walks Into a Stand-Up Club ... 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z

If you like ensemble comedy that's smartly written, gloriously over-the-top and gets your feet tapping, this show offers a change of tempo from the usual stand-up fare. Edinburgh fringe comedy round-up 2010-08-21T23:06:00Z

New Yorkers are increasingly finding interesting nooks to hold stand-up shows, from their own apartments to pizzerias and the city’s green spaces. Stand-Up Comedy Beyond the Brick Wall 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z

Each episode opens in a comedy club with CK performing a section of his stand-up act. Jonathan Bernstein's Aerial View of American TV 2010-07-23T23:06:00Z

Her years in stand-up have given her the confidence to ignore the stream of Twitter trolls who insult her appearance and abilities on a daily basis. Amy Schumer’s new book has hilarious moments, but it’s dark, too 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z

It’s nice that the stand-up guys rescue and avenge her, but her suffering is trivialized in a grossly insensitive way. Scent of Doomed Men: Al Pacino and Christopher Walken Team Up for Stand Up Guys 2013-01-31T12:59:25Z

In a YouTube video of a stand-up routine, Galifianakis brings a drunken audience member onstage to berate her — as he often does with audience members — then asks security to remove her. Zach Galifianakis Hates to Be Loved 2011-05-19T09:05:00Z

Jordan Carlos, formerly of “The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore,” will perform a stand-up set, and there will be music by Erin and Her Cello as well as Rebecca Vigil and the Righteous NOW! Comedy in NYC This Week 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z

More than most artists, stand-up comics rely on audience response. Patton Oswalt, Morgan Murphy and Others Have Comedy Specials 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z

"We care deeply about the safety of creators and we strongly defend the right of stand-up comedians to perform on stage without fear of violence," a spokesperson for the streaming giant told Variety. Howie Mandel says he's "just really afraid" to perform onstage following attack on Dave Chappelle 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z

In this audiobook original, adapted from a stage show whose run was cut short by the coronavirus pandemic, a star of “Parks and Recreation” performs a humorous mix of self-help speech, songs and stand-up comedy. New & Noteworthy Audiobooks, From Jack Kerouac to Black Lives Matter 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z

“I like stand-up when it’s subversive, when it’s not politically correct,” he said. Exploring the Diversity, and Precariousness, of French Stand-Up 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z

It was good to get a part where someone didn’t want me to just do what I do as a stand-up. Q. and A.: Chris Rock Is Itching for Dirty Work 2012-08-01T12:00:24Z

In December of 1978, Richard Pryor took the stage of the Terrace Theater in Long Beach, Calif., and delivered what may still be the greatest recorded stand-up comedy performance in history. The 50 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z

And then stand-up is something that we use as a backdrop because that’s my experience. Pete Holmes Opens Old Wounds in HBO’s ‘Crashing’ 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z

You can find her look-at-me flamboyance at a Lady Gaga concert, and when Eddie Murphy did stand-up, he punctuated jokes with a loud laugh in a similarly strategic way. ArtsBeat: Phyllis Diller and Her Comic Craft 2012-08-22T16:23:43Z

The comic confronts this issue early in his excellent new self-produced stand-up special, “Louis CK Live at the Beacon Theater,” when he confesses to flying first class. Critic?s Notebook: Louis C. K.?s Working-Class Roots and Success 2011-12-20T04:33:59Z

The theatrical buffet includes 200 shows, an assortment of dramas, comedies, musicals, dance and stand-up. Theater Listings for Aug. 12-18 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z

One of the reasons Netflix remains the leading stand-up platform has been its ability to create attention-getting events. Review: Chris Rock’s ‘Selective Outrage’ Strikes Back 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z

It’s a maxim that stand-up comedy, like many artistic pursuits, is a marathon, not a sprint: There aren’t many lightning victories, just one long slog. New York’s Funniest Stand-Up Finalists Gear Up for a Serious Smackdown 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z

In both his stand-up and his movies, Galifianakis makes his characters as detestable as possible, then sees if he can win the audience back. Zach Galifianakis Hates to Be Loved 2011-05-19T09:05:00Z

In fact, Andrade says she often plays stand-up comedy, as well as interviews with comedians, while she's working in the studio, catching snippets of the dialog as she works.  Moment of Friday: Michelle Andrade in praise of Joan Rivers, Sarah Silverman 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z

When she’s doing stand-up, she can say it to everyone at once, clearing discomfort from the air. When pretending to be Joan Rivers is your job, when is it okay to get back to work?

Oftentimes, nonfiction about comedy, especially about stand-up, lists toward the agonized and self-serious, and while “Phat” does not shy away from weighty ideas and real strife — personal and societal — it is also funny. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z

A new stand-up show, Bill Cosby 77, which was taped on his 77th birthday, was due to be aired on Nov. 28, writes the Hollywood Reporter. Netflix Postpones Bill Cosby Special 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z

What do you say to people who think that Donald Trump must have been great for stand-up comedy? Maz Jobrani doesn't miss Trump jokes: He wasn't just bad for America, he was bad for comedy 2021-01-30T05:00:00Z

Wilmore is more of a behind-the-scenes TV writer or an affable late-night anchor than a stand-up comedian delivering a monologue, so it will be a bit of a change of scene for him. Larry Wilmore goes to Washington: On roasting Beltway egos, Obama’s final year, and why Donald Trump is so dangerous 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z

The star of such films as "Top Five" and "Grown Ups" is joining a growing roster of stand-up comedians who have filmed stand-up specials for Netflix. Chris Rock to film 2 stand-up specials for Netflix 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z

In her raucously funny 15-minute special on Netflix, Janelle James, an African-American stand-up, says she likes white guys, before pausing to clarify: “Not as human beings. Just in a sexual fetishized kind of way.” 3 Savvy Comics Who Shine Where Sex and Politics Intersect 2018-11-25T05:00:00Z

One thing you can be sure about his stand-up: Don’t expect him to wear leather again. Eddie Murphy Is Bringing Eddie Murphy Back 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z

This monthly showcase in the East Village celebrates both stand-up comedy and aerial pole dancing. 5 Comedy Shows to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z

Then he tried drive-in shows, which posed the same problem for stand-up comedy as online video calls: “You don’t hear their laughter,” he said. Politics still pack a punch(line) for Iranian-American comic 2021-05-30T04:00:00Z

Montgomery College, in Maryland, for example, offers classes for kids in grades K-12, including design, engineering, a Marriott hospitality “kids’ kitchen” class, stand-up comedy and automotive instruction. Perspective | The summer of discontent: Affordable solutions for procrastinating parents 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z

Despite the rise of stand-up comedians like Chieng, Ali Wong, and other Asians in entertainment, representation still matters, especially when Asians still read as “foreign” to many in America. Ronny Chieng on Andrew Yang: “There aren’t enough Asian people in positions of power” 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z

For some, a stand-up show conjures images of smoky clubs, with comics mercilessly mocking audience members while trying not to be upstaged by alcohol-fueled hecklers — and most comedy is still performed in such places. Stand-Up Comedy Beyond the Brick Wall 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z

Casey Jane Ellison, a Los Angeles stand-up comic and artist in the triennial, creates video routines using digital avatars that vaguely resemble her but sometimes look more like Max Headroom. New Museum’s Triennial Is All About Being Wired 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z

Mr. Leno, who also continues to host “Jay Leno’s Garage” on CNBC, explained in a recent phone interview that his desire to stay active as a stand-up is rooted in “being an observer.” Who Needs ‘The Tonight Show’? Jay Leno Still Cares About Tonight’s Show 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z

As a result, he’s the perfect lead for “Live Wire!’s” brand of zigzagging interviews, musical performances, stand-up, poetry and 1950s-style faux commercial spots. Luke Burbank and ‘Live Wire!’ plug in to the Neptune 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z

The bar then transforms into the stage and the show begins, the infamous Cirque clowns replaced by two stand-up veterans — Brad Williams and Chris Turner. Cirque du Soleil plans a new and hybrid Las Vegas show 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z

She wants to not just talk about politics, but get into sports, science and entertainment, too, with a more stand-up approach than one-off, monologue-style jokes with just a setup and punchline, plus sketches and guests. Comedy’s next big star Michelle Wolf doesn’t want to make a point — she just wants to make you laugh 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z

To capture and keep the attention of 21st-century readers, more attuned to Twitter than to elegant thinking, literary studies sometimes seem positively histrionic, paced like action films, scripted like stand-up routines. Joyce, ‘Ulysses’ and obscenity viewed in page-turner style

The artists that I'm most attracted to in terms of stand-up are the ones telling you that they've had some sort of breakthrough, where they're not just telling, "Oh, I s**t my pants." "I'm actually not freezing my eggs": Nikki Glaser opens up about comedy, fertility and oversharing 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z

It feels so stand-up comedy routine: Men be all like this! Nora’s brand new world for women 2012-06-27T19:36:00Z

Movies are as collaborative as stand-up is solo. How Robert De Niro Learned to Become ‘The Comedian’ 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z

I reread it before taping a stand-up special. Amy Schumer: By the Book 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z

Herrero conceived of the show after a dinner three years ago with the comedian Gad Elmaleh, who told her about Paris’s growing stand-up scene. Exploring the Diversity, and Precariousness, of French Stand-Up 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z

The simple set includes three microphones: The first is for Mr. Brennan’s regular stand-up routine; a second is for one-liners he couldn’t work into his act; and at the third, he shares heartfelt personal stories. Comedy Listings for Feb. 19-25 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z

This show, in Chicago, is half stand-up and half talking to the audience. Sarah Silverman's not kidding ... maybe 2011-03-24T16:26:00Z

Billed as “Last Comic Standing” meets “The Bachelor,” this live dating contest features four single stand-up comedians vying for a date with a bachelor; all expenses will be paid by the sponsor IDK Tonight. 9 Last-Minute Valentine’s Day Ideas 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z

In that same stand-up act, Mac jokes about opening a day-care center where parents can send their “bad-ass kids” to receive three months of free service. “I’ll bust you in the head till the white meat shows”: Stand-up comedy, black families and corporal punishment 2017-03-25T04:00:00Z

DeGeneres put it another way, emphasizing the kind of expression stand-up allows. Ellen DeGeneres Is Not as Nice as You Think 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z

Did you need that alcohol to help your stand-up? Hannibal Buress, Racing Beyond Cosby to a Starring Role in ‘Tag’ 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z

The biggest show by far was Iglesias’s at Dodger Stadium, a stand-up set that seemed to double as a celebration of its own feat, even though seeing comedy in a ballpark is not ideal. In Comedy, Timing Is Everything, Especially at Netflix’s Festival 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z

In Phillips’ “Joker,” the iconic comic book villain is an aspiring stand-up comedian named Arthur Fleck. Todd Phillips expects "Joker" backlash because film "doesn’t follow anything from comics" 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z

“Twitter and social media can shine a light on someone, but it can’t show you how they perform,” he said, adding that the network usually judges performers by attending stand-up comedy shows. A Shortcut to Comic Celebrity 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z

“She was more of a monologist than what we would consider a stand-up comic,” he says. Lily Tomlin has led a singular comedic life. And that’s the truth.

He asks the crowd to raise their hands and share their political affiliations, as does Leo Kearse, a Scotsman whose stand-up show is called “Right Wing Comedian.” Brexit Is Happening. You May as Well Laugh About It. 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z

The comedian and author W. Kamau Bell travels all over the country performing his stand-up show, “W. Kamau Bell Curve: Ending Racism in About an Hour.” What W. Kamau Bell Can’t Travel Without 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z

But it also may have backfired, as only hours later, Mr. Kau, who refused to comment for this article, posted two tweets that linked to old stand-up performances of his with the defiant hashtag #IDidTheseJokes1st. ‘Daily Show’ Successor Trevor Noah Finds Himself Catching Criticism, Not Dealing It Out 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z

For the last few years, his TV shows, films and recorded stand-up performances, once broadcast staples, have largely been shunned, and with his conviction, they are likely to remain so. Bill Cosby Found Guilty of Sexual Assault in Retrial 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z

“I want a man in my life — just not in my apartment,” went her most popular stand-up bit. After Work With: For Joy Behar, It?s Lights, Cameras, Accent (and Opinion) 2010-07-09T19:25:00Z

Q: So what was it you needed that stand-up comedy and acting provided? Q&A: Whoopi Goldberg on family and the power of stories 2014-04-16T21:37:58Z

“If I did a book like ‘Bossypants’ or Mindy’s book, to me it would be material that I would use for stand-up,” he said. Aziz Ansari Is Still Searching 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z

Against the Wall World premiere of Charlie Mount’s comedy about an aspiring stand-up comic. L.A. theater openings, May 18-25: Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' and more 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z

“Joker” stars Joaquin Phoenix as the famous Batman villain, imagined in this story as an aspiring stand-up comedian named Arthur Fleck who takes the wrong turn into madness. Robert De Niro got sent pipe bomb on his first day of filming "Joker" 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z

I’m wondering: Everything I see and hear about you, you’re called “the nice guy,” or “the humble guy” – and that’s your persona on your stand-up album as well. “I think it’s terror”: Comedian Josh Gondelman on how Donald Trump’s rise sobered up this election year 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z

Whether it’s on his HBO talk show, on Twitter or in his stand-up comedy, Bill Maher’s untethered tongue roils folks on both the left and the right of the political spectrum. Bill Maher’s politics of humor 2013-06-20T21:57:08Z

But he became a stand-up novelist himself when he began to gossip about some of the best Tangier characters. T Magazine: The Aesthetes 2014-04-11T18:32:15Z

The 38-year veteran of stand-up has always relied on observational humor and the absurdity of social awkwardness to get laughs. Jerry Seinfeld slays them in Seattle with bits on this and that 2014-02-09T00:03:15Z

In this part stand-up, part documentary special, Orji reflects on her Nigerian-American upbringing and explains how God encouraged her to pursue comedy after she entered a beauty pageant. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Shirley’ and Yvonne Orji 2020-06-06T04:00:00Z

Still, he believes that making a movie is not entirely alien to doing stand-up or a half-hour TV show or a book. Jon Stewart, now a feature film director with ‘Rosewater,’ contemplates what’s next

I thought stand-up was like some hard s**t like, "Oh, I got to come over here." "Comedians have to reflect on life": "SNL" alum Jay Pharoah on comics becoming great dramatic actors 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z

Either way, Cuomo would get to retain the image of an appropriate boss and a stand-up man in the eyes of the public — and perhaps in his own eyes, too. Perspective | Andrew Cuomo and the old ‘I was just being playful’ excuse 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z

It’s not the same territory at all as a run-of-the-mill sex scandal, which can provide material for weeks for late-night shows and stand-up sets. Why jokes about Cosby are such a tricky beast: How comedians have handled Cosby-gate 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z

There are not a lot, to my knowledge, a lot of stand-up specials about and by people on the autism spectrum. With "Douglas," Hannah Gadsby is a comedy pioneer with her whimsical, meticulous show about autism 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z

When critics talk about the genius of Richard Pryor, they usually mean his singularly influential work as a stand-up comedian, not as an actor. Critic’s Notebook: A Richard Pryor Retrospective, ‘A Pryor Engagement,’ at BAM 2013-02-05T23:21:42Z

I think also a lot of times I think stand-up comics kind of pride themselves in writing, which is super important, but I think performing is just as important. Ronny Chieng on Andrew Yang: “There aren’t enough Asian people in positions of power” 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z

But I'm not going to back off stand-up now. "Cars 2" star Eddie Izzard plans political career 2011-06-24T19:24:36Z

Garlin will be performing stand-up comedy as himself Saturday at the Triple Door. Jeff Garlin off the cuff and sans Larry David 2012-09-19T19:23:05Z

Each episode has clips from a stand-up show, reminiscent of “Seinfeld.” Television Review: ‘Inside Amy Schumer,’ on Comedy Central 2013-04-29T20:05:31Z

His stand-up days are mostly remembered now for the hostility he displayed towards his audiences, haranguing them if they dared to talk among themselves or order a drink. Larry David: 'I'm cranky' 2010-06-25T23:02:00Z

“If you don’t like them, well, they’re not supposed to be good,” Pekar said, adding that he calls his neighbor’s humor “stand-up for the shut down.” This man posts a daily ‘bad dad joke’ in his front yard. People groan, but they love it. 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z

The company also teamed with the National Comedy Center to create stand-up sets from different eras. Billie Holiday, via Hologram, Returning to the Apollo 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z

It was Netflix's second foray into streaming programs live; last month it streamed Chris Rock’s live stand-up comedy special in which he joked about Will Smith slapping him at the Oscars last year. A Live ‘Love Is Blind’ Special on Netflix Is Delayed, Vexing Fans 2023-04-16T04:00:00Z

Watch my "Salon Talks" episode with Michael Che here or read a Q&A of our conversation below to hear more about his future at "SNL" and why he will never stop doing stand-up. "Canceling is relative": Michael Che on his comedy boundaries & why he's not leaving "SNL" just yet 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z

His sexual orientation later figured in some of his stand-up routines. Kevin Meaney, Veteran Stand-Up Comedian, Dies at 60 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z

A throwback to classic radio variety shows, the episodes feature skits, stand-up, music and sound effects in an eclectic, unpredictable mix. 10 Things to Do Now in NYC 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z

In documentary footage interwoven with his stand-up set in Brooklyn, Gulman talks with friends and family about his mental health and his journey to get well. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Austin City Limits’ and ‘The Talented Mr. Ripley’ 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z

The kayak and stand-up paddle rental shack is adjacent the ferry dock. A St. Martin vacation reminds parents they don’t really want to get away from kids 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z

Each evening, REI staff sets up large mobile tents with cushy cots for guests and warm dinners are served in a stand-up dining tent. With Mobile Camping, Remote Destinations and Light Footprints 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z

When I first encountered the New Yorker piece, I found it odd that a reporter with no experience writing about comedy and no history of fact-checking would decide to fact-check stand-up. Off with his head: The manufactured scandal over Hasan Minhaj 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z

“I was anticipating someone doleful, distracted — not this funny, hard-boiled observer of her own life whose letters read like short stand-up sequences,” Sehgal writes. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z

They also offer personalized surf tours, stand-up paddle lessons, outrigger canoe surfing and surfboard rentals. 5 don’t-miss Hawaii surf spots 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z

As a stand-up, I was never the type to really go after people in that catty kind of whatever. Larry Wilmore goes to Washington: On roasting Beltway egos, Obama’s final year, and why Donald Trump is so dangerous 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z

On Friday, the distributor of his upcoming film, I Love You, Daddy, canceled the movie’s release and Netflix abandoned plans for a stand-up special. Louis CK responds to sexual misconduct allegations: 'These stories are true' 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z

Few clubs are for all ages, and there is no stand-up version of the singer Dan Zanes, a star for young audiences. A 7-Year-Old Walks Into a Stand-Up Club ... 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z

The move to shorter specials indicates Netflix is doubling down on stand-up, developing a pipeline of talent, and experimenting with a new micro form. 15-Minute Stand-Up Specials? Netflix Is Trying a New Format 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z

“In my stand-up, I don’t embellish,” he said. Exploring That Old Knee-Slapper, Suicide 2011-01-06T22:13:28Z

Jost arrives at a similar point from a different direction when he recalls the epiphany that led to his career as a stand-up comic, which in turn led to “S.N.L.” Comedy Tonight: ‘S.N.L.’ Then and Now 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z

Mr. Rock’s best moments are monologues, confessional stand-up routines delivered to a life-size cardboard cutout of President Obama. Movie Review: Movie Review: ‘2 Days in New York,’ Starring Julie Delpy and Chris Rock 2012-08-10T06:23:01Z

“Most of it is material for my stand-up,” she said. A New Dating App Asks: Do Our Stars Align? 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z

She tried to distract herself by trying new experiences, like stand-up comedy and scuba diving. ‘It Will Always Be a Part of My Life’: Chanel Miller Is Ready to Talk 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z

We also did our own stand-up paddleboarding, with our kids, David and Sophia, and went for long morning beach walks, rarely seeing others. A Maui vacation in three acts 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z

You’ve also got a title piece — “Killing and Dying” — which is mostly about an alienated teenage girl who wants to become a stand-up comedian. Adrian Tomine’s bittersweet Gen X vision: “This is the book of mine so far that I feel is the least judgmental of humanity” 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z

Certain comics with unorthodox artistic careers like Bo Burnham expanded the range of what stand-up can do. How Carrot Top Wins in Vegas (Yes, He Can Be Funny) 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z

I have seen more black women on, you know, stand-up series, but it's always been shows with 10-minute sets. Robin Thede leads yet another comedy revolution with "A Black Lady Sketch Show" 2019-07-28T04:00:00Z

Gillian Robespierre was comfortable making us uncomfortable using stand-up comedy as a stage for discussing abortion and early adulthood in "Obvious Child." Daring films lifted the artform in 2014 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z

However, Netflix appears to be continuing its investment in stand-up comedy. Tiffany Haddish Gets a Netflix Stand-Up Special 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z

And don’t forget her 130 stand-up performances a year across the country and regular appearances on QVC to plug her eponymous jewelry line. Rivers Takes Aim at the Stars? Wardrobes at the Oscars 2010-03-06T02:50:00Z

While Noah has had a rough start, he looked a hell of a lot more comfortable doing the show like a stand-up act than from behind a desk. “We get it, you love giant penises”: The Trevor Noah Texas gun-culture takedown you need to see 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z

But Guest didn’t try to apply this standard to Gervais’s other identity as a stand-up comedian. Ricky Gervais Would Like to Non-Apologize 2012-01-11T15:17:22Z

C.K.’s return to the stand-up comedy circuit has forced bookers to reconcile with the potential fallout of hiring C.K. for a gig. Why are comedy clubs still booking Louis C.K.? Comedy Works CEO gets honest about the conflict 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z

That was precisely what Mr. Ansari was doing on a Tuesday night in August at the Comedy Cellar, the claustrophobic club in downtown Manhattan where he began his stand-up career in 2001. Aziz Ansari Prepares for Madison Square Garden 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z

Whereas in stand-up, your self-esteem is just as good as the last live show you did. After ‘Please Like Me,’ Josh Thomas’s New Show Is All Fiction 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z

In the solo show “For Kingdom and Fatherland,” Shabana Rehman recounts the strangely funny but true story of her life as a Muslim stand-up comedian in Scandinavia. Some Highlights of the Fringe Festival 2010-08-12T20:47:00Z

And while improv disappears after the show, stand-up lets her build up a body of work over time. Comedy’s next big star Michelle Wolf doesn’t want to make a point — she just wants to make you laugh 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z

What do you think of the stand-up scene now? ArtsBeat: David Steinberg's Theory of Unstable Comedians and Funny Canadians 2012-02-02T12:00:06Z

At a time when comic-book heroes dominate Hollywood, cartoon characters regularly invade Broadway and kids’ karaoke entertains crowds of thousands, live stand-up remains stubbornly family-unfriendly. A 7-Year-Old Walks Into a Stand-Up Club ... 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z

In addition to the stand-up gigs, he'll be hosting a show in London on Thursday, featuring some of his favourite acts on the circuit. This week's new live comedy 2013-04-06T05:00:17Z

“It’s really a behind the scenes look of how the sausage is made in the stand-up factory,” Yang said in a recent interview from Vancouver, Canada. Jimmy O. Yang’s Week: Watching Rom-Coms as ‘Homework’ 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z

Meanwhile, Meyers, a former Chicago improvisor now best known for his work on "Saturday Night Live," will return to his Chicago roots with a stand-up show at The Vic Theatre on June 18. Steve Martin, Seth Meyers coming to Chicago's Just For Laughs 2011-04-26T15:23:38Z

It’s tailored to serve as a backdrop to Ms. Rivers’s stand-up comedy. | 'Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?': Picture This: Joan Rivers, Retiring Type? 2011-01-24T23:19:26Z

The stand-up comedian Jerrod Carmichael will serve as host of the Golden Globes next month, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced Thursday. Jerrod Carmichael to Host Golden Globes as Broadcast Returns From Scandal 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z

This is different from "A Speck of Dust," because it is more of a kind of loose "hangout with Sarah" versus a stand-up special. "There were weird silver linings": How Sarah Silverman worked through grief to still make us laugh 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z

The audience wasn't as educated on what stand-up is or even how to consume it. Jim Gaffigan on making darker jokes in today's divided America: "It's a decent vehicle for comedy" 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z

Naming their act — funny songs, stand-up, web videos and now a television show, “Garfunkel and Oates,” beginning Thursday on IFC — after a pair of famous supporting players signals Ms. Lindhome and Ms. Micucci’s intentions. ‘Garfunkel and Oates,’ a Comic Female Duo on IFC 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z

In the last few years, Jones’s comedy has also evolved thanks to a collaboration with the comic Lenny Marcus, a bespectacled Jewish tactician of a stand-up who opens for her and gives notes on jokes. Leslie Jones Is Ready to Rock the Boat, Hard 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z

Rocker isn’t wearing a shirt and has his back to camera, suspended in the air as he balances one boot on a stand-up bass adorned with the word “Dangerous.” They became MTV stars by playing rockabilly. Now, 40 years later, the Stray Cats are ready for a comeback. 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z

Unfunny scenes are broken up with equally unfunny stand-up. Rob Schneider’s Netflix series ‘Real Rob’ is real lame 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z

It was not stand-up comedy, although it was funny at times. Charlie Sheen brings rambling road show to a close in Everett 2011-05-04T20:05:06Z

It’s stand-up with the spirit of a Tarantino movie. Best Comedy of 2020 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z

“I saw her stand-up act, and I was in tears,” says Daniels. How Ms. Pat overcame drugs, prison and abuse — and rose to comedy stardom 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z

She will track her rise from living with her family in an abandoned diner to her fame as creator and star of the sitcom “Cristela,” and stand-up performer featured in the Netflix special “Lower Classy.” Cristela Alonzo calls her book a ‘mixtape memoir’ 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z

But stylistically, he works in the mode and rhythms of a stand-up. Donald Trump Is a Conundrum for Political Comedy 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z

Robin Williams, who won an Oscar for his role in the 1997 drama "Good Will Hunting," was one of the world's most well known stand-up comedians. Daughter of Robin Williams returns to social media after online harassment 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z

Guests can borrow bikes, kayaks and stand-up paddleboards, as well as lanterns and flashlights after dark. Glamping Slips Into the Mainstream 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z

In contrast to their comedy predecessors, who favored sketches and slapstick, younger comedians in this nation of 200 million are embracing stand-up, as are their audiences. Comedy: A Brazilian?s Comic Mania: Social Media 2011-08-04T12:00:00Z

Over the past few years he has begun to perform stand-up comedy again, a medium that he left behind decades ago. Comedy in NYC This Week 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z

“Soupie” is how the Brazilians pronounce SUP, the abbreviation for stand-up paddle surfing, a sport involving you, a surfboard and a paddle. 36 Hours: 36 Hours in Bras?lia, Brazil 2011-11-03T19:15:38Z

One of the most interesting artifacts here is a typewritten page from the script Shandling wrote for the first stand-up set he ever did, at the Comedy Store in Los Angeles. Garry Shandling’s Riotous Scrapbook 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z

And my stand-up doesn't cover the show or this character at all, so that's probably surprising. Why do we love "Abbott Elementary" star Janelle James for being bad? It's simple: "I'm hilarious" 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z

In the coming week, nine of them will play host to live stand-up, film screenings, a panel with the creators of HBO’s “Animals” and so much more. 6 Comedy Shows to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z

In fact, Davidson, 26, the happily shambolic stand-up and “S.N.L.” cast member, is glad to be where he is, all things considered. Pete Davidson Comes Out of His Basement With Judd Apatow’s Help 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z

"Chris doesn't smoke weed, he doesn't drink, he's never done any drugs. His only vice is performing horrible stand-up comedy." The jokes, folks: Justin Bieber's roasters get a walloping of their own 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z

In 2006 he was hired by HBO to create and star in “Lucky Louie,” a comedy series based on his stand-up act about being a fledgling husband and father of a young daughter. The Comic Louis C. K. Has a New Show on FX 2010-06-18T16:28:00Z

Oprah might be trying to sell him as a cuddly firebrand who shoots from the hip — like Violet Weston with a Bible and some stand-up classes — but he is absolutely none of those things. Don’t give hate a platform: Oprah’s new show stars homophobic preacher who compared gays to ‘liars’ and ‘adulterers’ 2017-04-22T04:00:00Z

In addition to the prerecorded bits, the comedian Carmen Christopher is also scheduled for a stand-up set. Comedy in NYC This Week 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z

I have nieces and I remember when one of them was like seven or eight and watched me doing stand-up online, and she said to me, "You talk and when you stop talking, people laugh." "That's where I draw the line": David Cross has words for comics who moan about cancel culture 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z

A satirist who helped revolutionize stand-up comedy during the Cold War with his running commentary on politicians and current events and became a favorite of a new, restive generation of Americans. Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2021 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z

It’s my vision of what I consider to be the ideal stand-up experience, which is a beautiful old theater in someone’s hometown, where they know every inch of the neighborhood. Jerry Seinfeld on Louis C.K., Roseanne and Tense Times in Comedy 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z

And musical theater went out the window as soon as I started doing stand-up. Sarah Silverman's not kidding ... maybe 2011-03-24T16:26:00Z

The podcast boom is, on its face, reminiscent of the stand-up craze of the 1980s, which is how I discovered comedians. Riff: Stand-Up Comedy Without the Stand-Up. Or the Comedy. 2012-02-03T22:00:07Z

Mostly, his stand-up involves personal observations and absurdist banter — such as musing on the invention of ventriloquism in 13th century England. In Carvey’s D.C. show with Miller, politics won’t be a centerpiece

The brothers — who were both fully vaccinated — had long attended stand-up comedy shows together, and when they searched the internet for shows during the pandemic, this was what they found. A Stand-Up Set at the Swipe of a MetroCard 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z

His move into stand-up comedy came after time spent as a student in Maryland, a place where he felt unable to fit in with the blooming hippie culture. Preeetty good. Larry’s back and still misanthropic after all these years 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z

His latest TV venture is "Bill Cosby: Far From Finished," a stand-up comedy special that premiered on Comedy Central in November. Script in the works for possible new Cosby sitcom 2014-01-23T00:22:46Z

Perhaps the most traditional stand-up of all the nominees, Maxwell combines pithy observation with a rock'n'roll sensibility that goes down well with audiences. Edinburgh comedy award 2011 shortlist: who's who? 2011-08-24T16:28:03Z

One answer can be found at the Theater Center in Times Square, where a slickly funny stand-up show, “Strictly Unorthodox,” presents a more culturally marginal Jewish perspective. What’s So Funny About Orthodox Judaism? This Comic Has One Answer 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z

I'd really given up on TV; I'd almost given up on stand-up in terms of me ever being relevant as a stand-up. Marc Maron promises an emotionally scary (and funny) new season on IFC 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z

Even as he applies his stand-up comic’s approach to his online work, Mr. Seinfeld makes no assumptions that his stage and TV career should guarantee him success in this new realm. Jerry Seinfeld, Online Force 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z

Reid, a former stand-up who's been involved in comedy for 16 years, says Comedy Underground has always specialized in "emerging talent." A stand-up roundup: Comedy clubs in Seattle and on the Eastside 2010-03-18T20:59:00Z

Mr. Macdonald had a deadpan style honed on the stand-up circuit, first in his native Canada and then in the United States. Norm Macdonald, ‘Saturday Night Live’ Comedian, Dies at 61 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z

“I do stand-up comedy between the pieces — about the composer, when the piece was played, when they wrote it,” Mr. Kolstad said. Bringing Classical Music to the Club Scene 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z

“It sits in this lovely space between theater and a more traditional stand-up comedy venue,” she said. Los Angeles Has a New Comedy Clubhouse: Dynasty Typewriter 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z

We laughed at his many comedic roles and stand-up, and were brought to tears by powerful speeches in his serious work. 13 of the most memorable Robin Williams moments 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z

That included dabbling in stand-up comedy, piercing her nose and entering a new relationship, her first since she separated from her wife in 2016. ‘Jeopardy!’ Hasn’t Had a Player Like Amy Schneider 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z

His stand-up resembles the Pop-Tarts he obsesses over: impersonal, reliable, never stale or fresh. Critic’s Notebook: Jerry Seinfeld Is Still at Home Doing Stand-Up 2012-10-14T21:56:07Z

A troupe of stand-up comedians began performing in October of that year in the National Theater. Iraq aims to revive movie-going stifled by Saddam, war 2011-04-28T10:22:37Z

The final morning of the festival dawned with the worst of the rains, which squelched my last chance to try the pièce de résistance of Wanderlust: stand-up paddleboard yoga. At Hawaii Resort, Yoga by Day, Party by Night 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z

“It’s a very rare thing, where you answer to no one at all as a comedian,” said Aziz Ansari, a stand-up comic and actor who released his first online performance special on Tuesday. Louis C. K. and Others Take Stand-Up to the Web 2012-03-20T17:24:32Z

But he found it difficult to get acting jobs and turned to stand-up comedy. Don Rickles, Equal Opportunity Offender of Comedy, Dies at 90 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z

In a recent interview in New York City, where he was performing a series of stand-up shows and recording interviews for his podcast, Mr. Maron talked in his usual manner: candidly, verbosely, intensely. Arts & Leisure Preview: The Comic Who Explores Comedy?s Darkest Side 2011-01-06T19:37:09Z

Following a number of new accusations, a stand-up comedy special called Bill Cosby 77 slated to air on Netflix was postponed indefinitely just ten days ahead of its release. Josh Duggar: How Other TV Shows Embroiled in Controversy Panned Out 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z

In her stand-up she explores social issues and personal stories. Comedy in NYC This Week 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z

The issue arose in November, when Chappelle posted a video of a stand-up set in which he voiced his complaints against ViacomCBS, which owns Comedy Central. ‘Chappelle’s Show’ Returns to Netflix After Dave Chappelle Gets Paid 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z

There’s not enough of this in prominent stand-up specials. Four Stand-Up Specials That Showcase Hard-Working Comics 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z

In the past he would spend several weeks in one city cultivating his fan base; now the stops are shorter with more cities on the itinerary, a cross between theater and stand-up comedy gigs. Ten Years Later, a One-Woman Show is Still One Man’s Work 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z

In a jolt of good news for Chicago's comedy scene, The Laugh Factory, a leading stand-up venue in Los Angeles, plans to open in the North Side space once occupied by the Lakeshore Theater. L.A.'s Laugh Factory plans Chicago outpost 2011-02-17T22:51:00Z

Mr. Dennis, a stand-up comedian, and Ms. Skinner are fine as the parental punching bags, but the real find is Ramona Marquez, who was 6 when the show went on the air. Television Review: Two British Families Crack Jokes In Ways Familiar and Strange 2011-07-29T21:17:23Z

In both scripts, Mr. Barry paid homage to Mr. Bruce by including lengthy passages of his stand-up comedic material. Julian Barry, Who Made Lenny Bruce Into ‘Lenny,’ Dies at 92 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z

Martin started his career as a stand-up comic before moving on to acting. Steve Martin to get top film award 2014-10-05T04:00:00Z

It’s not axiomatic that fame detracts from an artist’s stand-up, but it happens. Review: Louis C.K., Performing His Best Stand-Up Since 2010 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z

Along with a few comedian friends, Mr. Arnhiter and Mr. Hill choose an eclectic variety of exhibits to discuss, with their “lectures” often landing somewhere between stand-up and performance art. Comedy Listings for Feb. 19-25 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z

That distinction sets the offense in Minhaj's stand-up inventions apart from the fictional indulgences of workaday stand-up. Tripping up the King's Jester: How is Hasan Minhaj still in the running to host "The Daily Show"? 2023-09-23T04:00:00Z

The difference between alternative comics and regular stand-up comedians usually had to do with the venues where they performed—alternatives to commercial comedy clubs. Jon Stewart, Louis C.K., Chris Rock, Stephen Colbert, Conan O’Brien and the behind-the-scenes secrets of comedy’s ’90s glory days 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z

The nobles are spectacularly gowned, and perhaps half the cast is hatted and bewigged, with the Queen's Act 1 stand-up hairdo a "Young Frankenstein" knockoff. ABT's 'Sleeping Beauty' at Segerstrom a lush return to tradition 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z

In this vintage world of stand-up, it’s worth noting that the jokes these folks were writing and telling sound outdated, as they should. Review | Skip the first episode of ‘I’m Dying Up Here’ and wait until it gets its act together 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z

Leno begged his way into Emerson College and began doing stand-up in strip clubs. Stand-up guy: Mark Twain Prize recipient Jay Leno returns to his comedy roots

It has been 28 years since comedian Brad Upton quit his job as a teacher to pursue his dream of becoming a stand-up comedian. Still going strong: Brad Upton celebrates 30 years in comedy 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z

As Nichols knew from his stand-up days, so much of life is in the timing. Mike Nichols and the versatility paradox 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z

To me, Ali Siddiq is one of the best stand-up comedians working today. "I need to host": Roy Wood Jr. talks "The Daily Show" and why late-night TV needs change 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z

Volz presents a monthly live game show of sorts in which she and her guest co-host break down current events and social media trends, and showcase live stand-up. 5 Comedy Shows to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z

I didn't want to do anything but stand-up, I just started getting jobs in other areas and thought, "Oh, I guess I should follow where the world is pulling me." Did George Carlin have the best comedy routine on every political subject? Judd Apatow thinks so 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z

In her stand-up and sketch show, “Inside Amy Schumer,” she blends her raunchy humor with empowered feminism for an exciting, relevant take on modern culture. Comedy Listings for Oct. 14-20 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z

The broadcaster was speaking ahead of a 64-date stand-up UK tour, Welcome From Wherever I Am, which begins on 1 May at Richmond Theatre. VIDEO: 'I keep my giant phone in the loo' 2011-02-15T12:55:22Z

“As you get a little bit further into it, you realize it’s very hard to make a living just doing stand-up comedy,” he said. Inside the Brutal World of Comedy Open Mikes 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z

Michaels said “SNL” is particularly interested in sketch comedy experience, a different skill than stand-up. Lack of Black Women Becomes ‘SNL’ Issue 2013-11-01T18:16:14Z

In his recent memoir “Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama,” Odenkirk argues that Garofalo’s early stand-up anticipated much of the ambitious work in our current scene. Janeane Garofalo Never Sold Out. What a Relief. 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z

He is an established stand-up comedian and won an Oscar for supporting actor in "Good Will Hunting" in 1998. Robin Williams marries for third time 2011-10-24T22:24:19Z

Mixing deliberately bad jokes with inspired songs and bizarre visual set-pieces – delivered with 100% commitment and at maximum volume – he offers an intoxicating and overwhelming stand-up experience. This week's new comedy 2012-08-10T23:05:32Z

After a false start as an actress, Ms. Rivers turned to stand-up comedy, a form of employment that landed her in a series of unseemly clubs. Joan Rivers, comedian who skewered everyone, including herself, dies

He does stand-up to warm up the crowds. With a Star of ?Half Pint Brawlers,? Spike TV Show 2010-05-29T02:37:00Z

Franklin came to the project with years of experience animating stand-up, albeit in shorter forms. Tig Notaro’s ‘Drawn’ Explores Strange New Worlds: Animated Ones 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z

Music includes ska, reggae, electronic and folk, plus literary events, stand-up comedy, magic acts, acrobatics from trickline athletes, and theatre performances around the theme of being scared of the dark. 10 of the best night-time festivals this autumn 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z

After the screening — which went over huge with both festival-goers and critics — they'd dropped into a local comedy club to do about 20 minutes of stand-up apiece. Amy Schumer still surprised Judd Apatow cast her in her own movie 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z

It's always a good sign when a stand-up is willing to bite the hand that feeds him. Just For Laughs reviews 2011-06-17T20:33:52Z

The crux of the long, babbling address seemed to be that Jones’s advertising gig, which he loathed, actually prepared him for a successful career in stand-up comedy — by teaching him how to sell himself. Don’t stop believin’: Do atheists need a church? 2013-04-28T16:00:00Z

For her stand-up, she has recently asked the camera operators shooting her shows to send her clips of crowds laughing at her jokes, proof that people are enjoying themselves. Amy Schumer Doesn’t Care What You Think (That Much) 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z

Seen one documentary about a stand-up comedy tour, seen them all. Review | In ‘Expecting Amy,’ Amy Schumer shares the intimate details of what’s about to pop 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z

In addition to his stand-up tour, Shore recently filmed "Vegas Is My Oyster," a Showtime comedy special set to air later this year, and appeared in Adam Sandler's upcoming movie "Born to Be a Star." The rebirth of Pauly Shore 2011-06-09T15:47:00Z

"There was stand-up. People were either at the Comedy Store or the Improv. But finding the Groundlings — where everything was experimental — was spectacular." The Groundlings: improving improv in L.A. for 40 years 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z

In the overly enunciated voice of the pretentious intellectual she had perfected in her stand-up, she said with a dismissive flip of her hand: “I don’t participate in the economy of distinction.” Kate Berlant Can’t Hide Any Longer 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z

Mirman still does stand-up, has released a handful of specials and is a star of the sitcom “Bob’s Burgers,” but he did not become as famous as many of the comics he booked. He Made Brooklyn Comedy a Scene. But His Life Took a Different Turn. 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z

That was “Nanette,” which in finding articulate expression for a pessimistic critique of stand-up also provides the best case for optimism for the future of the form. If Comedy Is Making You Feel Bad, You’re Not Paying Attention 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z

The downside is it definitely affects ticket sales for stand-up comedy because social media platforms are vital to a lot of comics on the road. How Janeane Garofalo Knew 'Wet Hot American Summer' Was a Cult Hit 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z

Part of what makes these accusations so jarring is that Mr. Cosby has been the master of sweetly gentle if occasionally stern family-man comedy not just on his sitcoms but also in his stand-up. Bill Cosby and Many Others Hit the New York Comedy Festival 2014-11-02T04:00:00Z

She's an impressionist and stand-up comedian who's appeared on the club and college circuit nationwide. 'Saturday Night Live' adds 3 players for its 42nd season 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z

As a solo stand-up, he's a warm, likable presence, always bubbling with ideas and an inescapable urge to communicate them. Edinburgh fringe festival comedy special 2012-08-03T23:05:22Z

But at the Paddling Center at Shingle Creek, about 10 miles from Disney Springs, you can rent kayaks, canoes and stand-up paddleboards to travel to the edge of the Everglades. In Orlando or Anaheim for a Disney vacation? Explore the cities beyond the gates, too. 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z

“It took me a long time to realize that — just how much I valued stand-up. It’s all I wanted to do. Everything else was something that happened along the way.” Judd Apatow’s New Book Is a Love Letter to Stand-Up Comedy 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z

Part of the magic trick of stand-up for me is getting the audience to believe that they're seeing all of me, all sides of me, and they're getting a complete version of who I am. Joel Kim Booster on his radically transparent comedy, critiques and "the Bechdel test of it all" 2022-06-25T04:00:00Z

Bill Cosby reportedly told a woman during his stand-up routine in London, Ontario on Thursday night to be careful drinking around him. Bill Cosby Tells Woman to Be Careful Drinking Around Him 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z

Nevertheless, he loves his wife as much as he loves stand-up, giving his heart to both in equal measure. With “Crashing,” Pete Holmes makes a good comedy about a decent man who’s a bad comic 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z

He’d performed in the area the night before as part of a stand-up tour. Family: Bob Saget died after accidental blow to the head 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z

Patrons include locals, surfers, musicians and families, who can play table tennis or even try stand-up paddle-boarding. | Ruschmeyer's in Montauk 2011-06-21T13:00:54Z

But her career was not limited to movies, television or stand-up comedy. Phyllis Diller, Sassy Comedian, Dies at 95 2012-08-20T20:28:37Z

He studied music at college in San Diego, but got sidetracked into comedy when he took the stage at a stand-up club’s amateur night. Jamie Foxx joins ‘Spider-Man’ family as good guy gone bad 2014-04-29T21:53:22Z

In this set, her nostalgic portrait of her late mother is genuinely moving, but her funniest material, about the challenges of being poor, brings to mind the best stand-up of Roseanne Barr. 5 Stand-Up Specials to Stream This Week 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z

And she still wrote jokes every night and traveled to stand-up gigs. Joan Rivers Could Never Stop Working 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z

It’s an incisive look at the stand-up scene — the sexism but also the camaraderie, the exhaustion of the grind, but also the total thrill and joy of self-expression. What You Should Watch This Week: ‘Brooklyn’ and Olympic Highlights 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z

DeGeneres’ stand-up comedy sets on those nights will be filmed for her Netflix special, to be aired later this year, according to a news release from Live Nation. Ticket alert: Ellen DeGeneres’ first stand-up tour in 15 years coming to Seattle 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z

Over the course of almost three hours in Studio Theatre’s upstairs Milton space, actors playing seven secondary figures from Chekhov’s “Three Sisters” perform what you might call metaphysical stand-up. Review | Sometimes, no sisters are better than ‘Three’ 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z

Get away from the hustle and bustle of downtown by hiking to a wild beach, taking a surf lesson, paragliding or stand-up paddleboarding. A guide to the hidden spots of Rio, a bustling city of six million people 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z

But now a vibrant new scene is creating late-night laughter across this city of 9 million: stand-up comedy. Ho Chi Minh City’s Hilarious Side 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z

“Yearly” is hit or miss, but so are most stand-up sets at clubs, and by showing us a well-curated collection of female talent, there were more good jokes than in “Death to 2020.” When Is a Comedy Special Also a Corporate Synergy Message? 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z

At two shows on Jan. 4, he will record his first hourlong special, which is being billed as “one of the most important nights in stand-up comedy history.” 10 Things to Do Now in NYC 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z

As soon as YouTube emerged, he began posting excerpts of his stand-up work there, and when Twitter became available, he jumped on that too. Comedy: A Brazilian?s Comic Mania: Social Media 2011-08-04T12:00:00Z

Now Netflix is reportedly paying you $60 million to air these two prerecorded stand-up performances and create a brand-new third one. Dave Chappelle on Trump, Cosby and His Netflix Deal 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z

He's rumored to be participating in drug trials for the slightly deranged and writing eviscerating critiques of Simon's stand-up blog. 'Ned Rifle' a high mark in Hal Hartley's bizarre world 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z

When it comes to recovering from the pandemic, live stand-up fared better than Broadway. Best Comedy of 2022 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z

Silverman is now one of the most famous names in stand-up, with a hit TV show to her name. Is there life after SNL for Brooks Wheelan? These stars did just fine 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z

This would have to be directed by the comedian Eddie Izzard, who contemplated the scene of a Death Star cafeteria in a famous stand-up bit. Suggestions for Disney on 'Star Wars' spinoffs 2013-02-08T21:06:10Z

I had been plotting earlier this year to go out more and watch more stand-up and just see what the young people are doing, what the vets are doing. "I need to host": Roy Wood Jr. talks "The Daily Show" and why late-night TV needs change 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z

One was “Sleepwalk With Me,” an adaptation of Mike Birbiglia’s one-man show, about how his sleep disorder affected his relationship and early life as a stand-up comic. The Carpetbagger: Sleepwalking and Time-Traveling at Sundance 2012-01-27T18:43:33Z

To channel the budding stand-up comedian, played delightfully by Rachel Brosnahan, you’ll need a dress worthy of an 1950s Upper West Side housewife, er, divorcee, a vintage microphone and lots of chutzpah. 8 last-minute pop-culture Halloween costumes for 2018 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z

Related: Ice Cube: ‘Sex isn’t overly important to me’ Hart’s stand-up show emulates rock concert extravagance. Ice Cube and Kevin Hart: ‘Hollywood is realising that black people go to movies’ 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z

After an award-winning career of producing stand-up comedy, Robin had gone back to school to become a therapist and had been working as a bereavement facilitator for oncology groups. The crime we committed for her 2014-03-10T00:00:00Z

Mr. Camp’s hard-edge critique of corporate greed and American policy is genuine; he was taking this line in his stand-up act before working for RT. An American Comic on a Russian Channel: What He Avoids Speaks Volumes 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z

Directed by Jackson Gay at the McGinn/Cazale Theater, it’s billed as a play — Ms. Lampanelli’s first — but it’s more of a play manqué: a patchwork of stand-up comedy and monologues only loosely sewn together. Review: ‘Stuffed’ Details Fights Women Wage With Their Weight 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z

The Muslim stand-up performer, one of several on the bill that night, looked both jubilant and deeply satisfied as he continued to eye the sold-out audience of 200. Muslim Comics in a Mordant Act of ‘Resistance’ 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z

He's over in the UK for a few live dates, marking a return to the highly acclaimed stand-up comedy that set him on his way to Hollywood in the first place. This week's new comedy 2010-07-02T23:06:00Z

A more traditional stand-up set would be organized around these characters. A Comic on the Verge, His Absurdism on the Fly 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z

Next to run low were kayaks and stand-up paddle boards. The New Panic Buys: Kayaks, Pools, Tents and Trampolines 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z

Stooped inside his nearby trailer, the 6-foot-7 Merchant looked something like a marionette packed into a suitcase as he explained the different approaches that he and Gervais take to their stand-up acts. Ricky Gervais Would Like to Non-Apologize 2012-01-11T15:17:22Z

Because it's coming from me and they know me from "SNL" or "Weeds" or stand-up comedy, it's a little more special to them. Why comic Kevin Nealon learned to draw caricatures 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z

In his subsequent stand-up career, he has often addressed issues of race from his perspective as a white comic entrenched in black culture, as well as pondering subjects like relationships and sex. A Word With: Neal Brennan 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z

Right now, Pascoe's probably better known as an actor than a stand-up, thanks to impressive turns in shows such as Twenty Twelve and The Thick Of It. This week's new live comedy 2013-07-20T05:00:00Z

He’s still the singularly recognizable stand-up, the star and co-creator of his eponymous TV sitcom and the host of a Netflix talk show, “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.” Jerry Seinfeld on Louis C.K., Roseanne and Tense Times in Comedy 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z

He is funniest as a stand-up when he takes a step away from his bawdy comic riffs to poke holes ruefully in his own discourse. | 'Louie': Louis C.K.?s New Comedy on FX 2010-06-28T22:37:00Z

But she turned the events into material for a stand-up routine last month in Los Angeles that quickly became one of the most talked-about moments in the comedy world. ArtsBeat: For Tig Notaro, an Album and Book Deal Based on a Memorable Set 2012-09-24T18:27:31Z

I mean when I first read the script, I was like, it's about a woman in the 1950s who becomes a stand-up comedian in New York, is there a really a broad audience for this? Rachel Brosnahan thought she was bad at comedy until "Maisel" came along 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z

I was talking to a younger comedian who said to me: “You and Seinfeld were lucky. You came up in the golden age of stand-up, when everybody could get in.” Who Needs ‘The Tonight Show’? Jay Leno Still Cares About Tonight’s Show 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z

“He is as good as it gets at the craft of stand-up.” Stand-up guy: Mark Twain Prize recipient Jay Leno returns to his comedy roots

None of the energy of Mulaney's stand-up act has transferred to his sitcom. 'Mulaney' feels more than a bit like 'Seinfeld' 2014-10-04T04:00:00Z

There are some big gigs in stand-up comedy — headliner at Madison Square Garden; host of the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner — and then there’s the show that Jim Gaffigan is about to play. Jim Gaffigan on Performing Stand-Up for Pope Francis 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z

Ten dates on his North American stand-up tour, as well as some scheduled TV appearances, were cancelled following the initial allegations which surfaced last autumn. Cosby receives standing ovation 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z

As a stand-up, Tison, 33, has performed at open mics in New York City for years and regularly encountered heckling and harassment both onstage and off. Five Nonbinary Comics on This Moment: ‘I’m Not Some New Buzzword’ 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z

In the days before his untimely death, Saget was back out on the road doing stand-up, just as he'd always done, developing new material. Bob Saget, a dirty daddy: Appreciating the darker elements of the talented comedian's work 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z

Over the past couple of years, she has scored a half-hour stand-up special on Comedy Central and another for the comedian showcase “The Degenerates” on Netflix. 5 Comedy Shows to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z

Did you want to make any changes to your stand-up special before its release, in case some of the jokes landed differently than when you delivered them? Jerry Seinfeld Is Making Peace With Nothing: He’s ‘Post-Show Business’ 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z

A twist on the usual tour movie, it features Ms. Notaro traveling the country and doing her stand-up in people’s homes. Review: ‘Knock Knock, It’s Tig Notaro’ 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z

The Emmy winner spoke to Reuters about how the show originated from his stand-up routine, the Hollywood dream machine and how his unusual height helps drive his humor. A Minute With: Stephen Merchant on dreaming and despairing in L.A 2013-09-25T11:33:15Z

The organizers called on some of their well-known friends in the New York stand-up scene. Stand-Up Comedy Beyond the Brick Wall 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z

This funny lady, who released a half-hour special for Comedy Central in 2018, now records her first stand-up album this weekend. 5 Comedy Shows to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z

Then the bad side is sometimes with stand-up, it's like you're sort of on trial at all times in terms of the crowd's opinion of you or how you're being perceived at any given moment. "True equality is embracing mediocrity": Aparna Nancherla on imposter syndrome and fear of failure 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z

In this stand-up special, Mr. Kodabolu, a Queens-born comic, talks terrorism and family matters, and revisits the time Tracy Morgan jeered at him. What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘Warn Your Relatives’ and ‘SuperMansion’ 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z

With a new stand-up concert movie, “What Now?” out Oct. Kevin Hart’s Fashion Sense Is No Joke 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z

The professor gave him his first-ever A. Not too much later, Cosby had vaulted to New York’s Greenwich Village as a burgeoning stand-up. Cosby: Laughs But No Jokes, and Far From Finished 2013-11-21T16:33:29Z

I wanted him to understand the preparation that goes into stand-up and also that there is something involved in it that is outside of just saying the most irreverent thing. Jim Gaffigan on making darker jokes in today's divided America: "It's a decent vehicle for comedy" 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z

“I don’t want to be thought of as a filmmaker and not a comedian,” said Mr. Apatow, who has continued to do stand-up regularly. Judd Apatow’s New Book Is a Love Letter to Stand-Up Comedy 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z

He eventually left Rutgers, enrolled in acting school and nabbed recurring roles on “Mr. Robot” and the Scott Baio sitcom “See Dad Run” before starting stand-up in Los Angeles. Comedian Ramy Youssef is still figuring out life as a Muslim millennial. So he made a show about it. 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z

His brand of stand-up always seemed as if it was aimed to appeal to everyone, even though none could. Meet a Looser, More Personal Seinfeld 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z

The number of stand-up DVDs on the market for Christmas seems to increase almost exponentially every year. This week's new comedy 2010-11-20T00:07:00Z

A character actor with a stunning monologue or a stand-up comic in a bit part might just run away with the whole movie. Tiffany Haddish and Mary J. Blige are among nine movie scene-stealers from 2017 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z

Shooting on native soil was another incentive for a proud Scotsman whose career in stand-up comedy led to acting roles in Mrs Brown and other acclaimed films. Connolly's 'joy' at being Outnumbered 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z

And until this day I can watch that stand-up and laugh the same way every time, even if I know that the punchline is coming. Jay Pharoah Is Ready to Play Superman 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z

James Corden, as any viewer figures out pretty quickly, is not a stand-up comedian. Late-Night TV in 2018: Trump, Trump, Facebook and More Trump 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z